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Crime news: Crown Court fee guidance updated

Guidance for Crown Court legal aid claims has been updated.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 2 September 2015

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:

1. new regulations for trial advocates
2. clarification on armed robbery claims
3. addition of existing guidance on claiming electronic evidence as Pages of Prosecution Evidence (PPE) – previously published as stand alone guidance
4. LGFS interim payments guidance – previously published as stand-alone guidance

Further information

Crown Court fee guidance

Published 2 September 2015