Crime news: Crown Court fee guidance updated
Guidance for Crown Court legal aid claims has been updated.
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An updated version of Crown Court fee guidance is now available. This covers guidance for claiming for payments under the:
- Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS)
- Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS)
The main changes concern:
- new regulations for trial advocates
- clarification on armed robbery claims
- addition of existing guidance on claiming electronic evidence as Pages of Prosecution Evidence (PPE) – previously published as stand alone guidance
- LGFS interim payments guidance – previously published as stand-alone guidance