• “2010 Standard Civil Contract” means the contract so named between the Commission and a provider for the provision of funded services, including the contract for signature, the standard terms, the schedules and the specifications3;

• “advocacy services” means work done—

  1. a

     by an advocate at a court hearing;

  2. b

     by an advocate, as such, in connection with an advocates’ meeting;

  3. c

     by counsel in connection with a conference, and

  4. d

     by counsel in connection with an opinion;

  and fees and rates for advocacy services include (unless different provision is made in this Order) remuneration for preparatory work, attendances, travelling and waiting in relation to those services;

• “advocate” means a person exercising a right of audience as a representative of, or on behalf of, a party;

• “advocates’ meeting” means an advocates’ meeting directed by the court pursuant to the Public Law Outline;

• “certificate” means a certificate issued under Part 2 of the Funding Code;

• “child abduction proceedings” means proceedings within section 11.13 of Part 1 of the Funding Code

• “counsel” means—

  1. a

     a barrister in independent practice; and

  2. b

     a solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives who does not work in a partnership and who does not hold a Unified Contract;

• “final appeal” means any appeal against a final order in family proceedings but does not include—

  1. a

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

  2. b

     advice on the merits of appealing against a final order;

• “provider” means a party to the 2010 Standard Civil Contract other than the Commission;

• “Public Law Outline” means the outline set out in the table following paragraph 10 of the Practice Direction ‘Public Law Proceedings: Guide to Case Management, April 2010’, made by the President of the Family Division;