Flynn & McGettrick and Legal Services Agency NI
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Master McGivern |
| Judgment Date | 24 September 2018 |
| Neutral Citation | [2018] NIMaster 15 |
| Court | High Court (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 24 September 2018 |
Neutral citation No: [2018] NIMaster 15
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: 2018NIMaster15
Delivered: 24/09/2018
IN THE COURT OF JUDICATURE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
TAXING OFFICE
THE LEGAL AID FOR CROWN COURT PROCEEDINGS (COSTS) RULES
(NORTHERN IRELAND) 2005, AS AMENDED
Before Master McGivern
Notice of Decision and Reasons
Between:
Flynn & McGettrick as representative
for the defendants noted below
Appellant
and
Legal Services Agency NI
Agency
1. The appellant lodged appeals under Rule 14 of the 2005 Rules in both
cases mentioned above against decisions of the Legal Services Agency (“the
Agency”) dated 1 August 2017 in relation to the calculation of fees pursuant
to Rule 13 of the Rules. I heard the appeal on 2 October 2017. Mr Shields BL,
Mr Blaney and Mr Morgan appeared. The delay in delivering this decision is
regretted.
2. Both cases involve the Agency’s calculation of the fee payable due to
the number of Pages of Prosecution Evidence (PPE) and the decision to
reduce the costs on the second defendant to twenty per cent.
3. The case relates to an environmental prosecution by the NI
Environment Agency (“NIEA”). The defendants are brothers who were for
Defendant
Certificate Nos.
Taxing Ref No.
Thomas Andrew Bates
Gary Samuel Bates
CC/14/11/20255
T/CC/17/00055
CC/174/11/20254
T/CC/17/00056
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