We dont need a boycott, firms wont take them on....It will pay less than a summary trial and you cant get cover for those half the time given the going rate even now.On 10 February 2017 at 14:13, Jonathan Black <jonathanb@bsbsolicitors.co.uk> wrote:No one will do s38 at these rates and they will become the bread and butter of court based touts which will be tolerated .
Both proposals come with the ultimatum - accept or we introduce second cut !
Sent from my iPhoneAlso see Part I para 9:
‘we propose reducing the 10,000 threshold for PPE and moving claims for pages in excess of 6,000 into the special preparation provisions. It is in cases with 6,000 or more pages that we have seen a significant increase in PPE caused in in part by electronic evidence now coming within the definition of PPE, most commonly mobile phone or computer downloads in serious drugs and fraud cases. Applying the special preparation provisions will mean that where there are more than 6,000 pages we will allow payment for work reasonably and actually undertaken.’
From: members@mail.lccsa.org.uk [mailto:members@mail.lccsa.
org.uk ] On Behalf Of Jonathan Black
Sent: 10 February 2017 13:32
To: members@mail.lccsa.org.uk
Subject: MOJ consultation on LGFS and Court appointees
5. We consider that, despite the fact that this can be a sensitive task, the work of court appointees under section 38 or section 4A is in reality no different to that undertaken by lawyers acting for a defendant under legal aid. Therefore we propose capping such costs at legal aid rates, as we have already done in relation to Defendants’ Costs Orders. There is no reason to pay a premium for this work just because payment is made from central funds rather than the legal aid budget. The work involved and time required to prepare is little different from many legal aid cases.
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