Lord Chancellor v Frieze: QBD 27 Apr 2007
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The court heard a challenge to arrangements within the graduated fees scheme for payment of defence lawyers, and in particular ‘when does a trial begin?’ and whether a case should be paid as a ‘trial’ or as a ‘cracked trial’. The trial had been . .
The Lord Chancellor appealed against an order permitting the solicitors to make a substantial costs claim when defending two parties in a drugs case. The Costs Judge had allowed an uplift of 100% of the fee that he had determined by reference to an . .
The court was asked whether the respondents, a firm of solicitors and a barrister, are in respect of acting on behalf of Aaron Phillips in certain criminal proceedings entitled to fees payable under the Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme (GFS) or . .