SCHEDULE 1Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 5Miscellaneous

Cross examination of witness

27.—(1) Where in any case on indictment an advocate is retained solely for the purpose of cross-examining a witness under section 38 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999(1) (defence representation for purposes of cross-examination), he must be paid a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 4.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph the daily attendance fee (D) is as set out in the Table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the number of days of attendance at court by the advocate.