Regulation 8: Remuneration: advocacy services in family proceedings, The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration for the provision of advocacy services in family proceedings.

Subject to paragraph (3), the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration for advocacy services in family proceedings in accordance with—

the relevant contract; and

the provisions of Schedule 3.

The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration, other than to counsel, for advocacy services in family proceedings provided in the circumstances described in paragraph (4) in accordance with—

the relevant contract; and

the relevant hourly rates set out in Schedule 1.

The circumstances referred to in paragraph (3) are where advocacy services are provided—

to any party in child abduction proceedings;

in proceedings under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003;

in proceedings under Part IVA (forced marriage) of the Family Law Act 1996 ;

in disputed proceedings for divorce or judicial separation, for dissolution of a civil partnership or the legal separation of civil partners;

in proceedings for the nullity of marriage or annulment of a civil partnership;

in applications for a parental order under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 ;

in proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to children;

where the advocate separately represents a child in proceedings which are neither specified proceedings within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Children Act 1989 nor are heard together with such proceedings;

in proceedings in the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court;

in a final appeal; or

by Queen's Counsel acting as such under a prior authority given by the Lord Chancellor under the relevant contract.

In paragraph (4), “final appeal” means any appeal against a final order in family proceedings but does not include—

an application to the court of first instance for permission to appeal; and

advice on the merits of appealing against a final order.

Where advocacy services in the circumstances described in paragraph (4) are provided by counsel, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to counsel in accordance with the relevant contract.

In circumstances where the relevant contract requires the amount of remuneration payable to counsel to be determined having regard to matters including the remuneration that would have been payable had the services been remunerated under the provisions of the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 , in deciding the amount of remuneration to pay to counsel under paragraph (6) the Lord Chancellor must reduce by 10% the remuneration that would have been payable under that Order.

Regulation 8: Remuneration: advocacy services in family proceedings

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