R v Jamadar
[2024] EWHC 1979 (SCCO)
A2 Solicitors v The Lord Chancellor
15 December 2022
[2022] EWHC 3349 (SCCO)
Senior Courts Costs Office
A law firm appealed because the government didn't pay them for legal aid work. They partly won. The judge made the government pay some of their legal costs (£700), but not all, because the law firm also lost on a big part of their case.
Key Facts
- •Appeal under Regulation 29 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013/Regulation 10 of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986
- •Appellant: A2 Solicitors
- •Respondent: The Lord Chancellor
- •Respondent initially denied any liability to pay fees.
- •Appellant unsuccessful in primary claim, maintained claim throughout proceedings.
- •Appeal partially successful.
Legal Principles
Regulations governing costs in criminal legal aid cases.
Regulation 29 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 and Regulation 10 of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986
Outcomes
Appeal partially successful.
Some costs should be paid by the Respondent due to their initial denial of liability. However, the appellant's unsuccessful primary claim, maintained throughout proceedings, influenced the cost award.
Costs of £700 awarded to the appellant.
This covers the appeal fee, a proportion of preparation time, and work after the initial hearing, considering Mr. Morris’s submissions.