Course description
This virtual classroom seminar is ideal for those who want to learn or become more proficient in the billing of ‘lower crime work’ i.e. non Crown Court work.
It will also cover the changes that were made concerning criminal legal aid in the latter part of 2022.
Topics discussed by leading trainer Colin Beaumont will include the circumstances in which you might be able to claim more than one fee when dealing with one client at the police station, the ‘sufficient benefits test’, and the importance of section 9 of the 2022 Standard Crime Contract Specification document. CRM 1 and 2 claims for work done outside of the police station will also be explored, along with CRM 3 work, examples of where you can claim a Category 2 Fee as opposed to a Category 1 Fee, and much more.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This virtual classroom seminar is ideal for those who want to learn or become more proficient in the billing of ‘lower crime work’ i.e. non Crown Court work.
It will also cover the changes that were made concerning criminal legal aid in the latter part of 2022.
What You Will Learn
This live broadcast will cover the following:
- The billing of police station work and the circumstances in which you might be able to claim more than one fee when dealing with the one client
- The ‘sufficient benefits test’ - attending a client at the police station pre and post charge
- Working out the escape fee threshold so you may claim not only the fixed fee but also the escape hourly rates as well
- The circumstances in which you may attend a client at the police station and claim a fee even though that client has already had the benefit of legal advice from another firm in the same matter
- The importance of section 9 of the 2022 Standard Crime Contract Specification document
- CRM 1 and 2 claims for work done outside of the police station
- CRM 3 work
- Hourly rates and the standard and non-standard fee payment regime for Magistrates’ Court claims
- A consideration of section 10 of the 2022 Crime Contract Specification document when billing Magistrates’ Court matters
- Examples of where you can claim a Category 2 Fee as opposed to a Category 1 Fee
- Claims for duty solicitor work in the Magistrates’ Court
- Designated and un-designated areas when dealing with Magistrates’ Court claims
- One case or more than one case when you come to bill your Magistrates’ Court claim(s)
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