Counsel
1.23 Petitioners and respondents to a petition
for leave to appeal may instruct leading or junior counsel, but
on taxation (assessment of costs) the House allows only junior
counsel's fees for any stage of a petition for leave to appeal,
even if a public funding or legal aid certificate provides for
leading counsel. The only exception to this practice is where
leading counsel who conducted the case in the court below are
instructed by the Legal Services Commission or legal aid authorities
to advise on the merits of an appeal.
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