Select Committee on Appeal First Report

ANNEX

MILLS AND POOLE

	Brief Fee Claimed	Refreshers Claimed	Brief Fee Allowed	Refreshers Allowed
CROWN COURT BRISTOL
13 day trial
December 1989-January 1990
PROSECUTION
Junior alone
T Alun Jenkins			£13,750	@£225
FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS
Leading: Mr Ian MacDonald QC	£20,000 (116 hours)	11½@£400	£12,500	12@£350
Junior: Mr Michael Hall	50% of leaders i.e., £10,000 (100 hours)	8@£200	£6,250	8@£175
COURT OF APPEAL
4½ days 12-19 February 1996
PROSECUTION
Paul Chadd QC			£27,500	2@£500, 1@ £650, and £500 for judgment
T Alun Jenkins			£18,333	2@£333, 1@£433
DEFENDANT (Mills)
Leading: Mr M Mansfield QC	£60,000 (282 hours)	4@£750 and £400 for judgment	£45,000	4@£600 and £300 for judgment
Junior: Ms Vera Baird	£30,000 (300 hours)	4@£375	£22,500	4@£300
DEFENDANT (Poole)
Leading: Mr James Stewart QC	£32,500 (127 hours)	4@£650	£30,000	@£600
Junior: Mr Gordon Ross	£21,660 (172½ hours)	4@£433 and £433 for judgment	£15,000	4@£300 £200 for judgment
HOUSE OF LORDS
8-9 April 1997
Judgment: 10 April and 24 July 1997
PROSECUTION
Paul Chadd QC	£14,750	2@£450	1	1
Mr N Hilliard	£6,000	1@£333 ½@£166.50	1	1
FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS
Leading: Mr M Mansfield QC	£20,000 (43 Hours)	2@£1,000 Conference £150 per hour	£10,000	2@£1,000
Ms Vera Baird	£20,000 (90 Hours)	2@£625 Conference £75 per hour	£6,000	2@£500
Mr Gordon Ross	£10,000 (22 Hours)	1@£500 1@£300 and £150 for judgment	£6,000	2@£500 £150 for judgment

¹ The fees have not yet been settled.

BROWN

	Brief Fee Claimed	Refreshers Claimed	Brief Fee Allowed	Refreshers Allowed
CROWN COURT
MANCHESTER
5 day trial
June 1993
PROSECUTION
Junior alone
Mr A Conrad			£350	3@£175 ½@£87.50
DEFENDANT
Junior alone:
Mr Ian McMeekin	£6,000 (14 Hours)	4@£350	£2,000	4@£260
COURT OF APPEAL
½ day
20 May 1994 (called on at 10.00 am concluded at 1.00 pm)
PROSECUTION
Junior alone
Mr A Conrad			£600
DEFENDANT
Junior alone:
Mr Ian McMeekin	£1,750 (17½ hours)	£110 written work	£1,500	£110 written work
HOUSE OF LORDS:
8, 9, 10 April 1997 and 24 July 1997 for judgment
PROSECUTION
Mr M Shorrock QC			£9,500	2@£500
Mr A Conrad			£4,750	2@£250 with £100 for Judgment and £45 for conference
DEFENDANT
Leading: Mr R Q Henriques QC	£25,000 (80½ hours)	2@£1,500, £500 for written work	1	1
Junior: Mr Ian McMeekin	£16,500	2@£750 1@£500 for attending judgment 2@£125 for conferences	1	1

¹ These fees have not yet been settled.

POWELL AND DANIELS

	Brief Fee Claimed	Refreshers Claimed	Brief Fee Allowed	Refreshers Allowed
CROWN COURT: CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT:
6 day trial February 1994
PROSECUTION
Miss J Korner QC			£5,000	4@£425
Mr W Boyce			£3,333	4@£283
DEFENDANT (Powell)
Leading: Mr P Feinberg	£10,000 (58 hours)	5@£400	£7,000	4@£375 1@£300
Junior: Mr B Squirrell	50% of leaders i.e., £5,000 (64 hours)	5@£200	£3,500	4@£190 4@£150
DEFENDANT (Daniels)
Leading: Mr M Wolkind	£7,000 (43 hours)	4@£325 1@£200	£5,250	4@£285 1@£200
Junior: Mr C Campbell-Clyne	£4,665 (40 Hours)	4@£215 1@£150	£3,500	4@£190 1@£150
COURT OF APPEAL
½ day appeal
11 May 1995 (Listed 10.00 am called on at 11.15 am, concluded at 1 pm)
PROSECUTION
Miss J Korner QC			£3,600	£400
Mr W Boyce			£2,400	£266 abortive hearing and £133 for judgment
DEFENDANT (Powell)
Leading: Mr P Feinberg	£6,000 (40 hours)	£400 conference attendance fee £200 attend judgment	£3,000	£400 + £200
Junior: Mr B Squirrell	£1,500 for written work		£1,000 for written work
DEFENDANT (Daniels)
Junior alone: Mr M Wolkind	£3,500 (43 hours)		£1,500
HOUSE OF LORDS
17, 18 February and 19 February 1997 and 17 July for judgment
PROSECUTION
Mr A Scrivener QC		1	£15,000	3@£500
Mr W Boyce		1	£10,000	3@£333
FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS
Leading: Mr P Feinberg	£35,000	2@£1,000	£14,000	2@£1,000
Junior: Mr B Squirrell	£23,333 (hours ?) and £10,978 for 79 hours on drafting consultations etc.	2@£666 and £300 for judgment	£8,000 £6,888	2@£666 £150 for judgment

¹ Includes the fees of R v. English

ENGLISH

	Brief Fee Claimed	Refreshers Claimed	Brief Fee Allowed	Refreshers Allowed
CROWN COURT TEESSIDE
8 day trial February 1994
PROSECUTION
John Milford QC			£16,500	7@£500
John Evans			£8,250	7@£250
DEFENDANT
Leading: Mr Adrian Marron QC	£15,000 (42 hours and 19 hours during trial)	1@£750, 1@£550, 1@£450, 2@£400, 2@£375	£12,000	5@£400 2@£375
Junior: Mr Glen Gatland	£10,000 (166 hours)	6@£250 1@£350	£6,000	7@£200
COURT OF APPEAL
1 day
30 March 1995
(Listed 10.30-concluded 3.15 pm)
PROSECUTION
John Milford QC			£5,300	£2,0001
John Evans			£2,650	£1,0001
DEFENDANT
Leading: Mr Aiden Marron QC	£7,500 (37 hours)		£3,000
Junior: Mr Glen Gatland	£2,500 (30 hours)		£1,500
(Legal aid originally for QC alone but subsequently varied to include the junior as well)
HOUSE OF LORDS
17, 18, 19 February 1997 and 17 July for judgment
PROSECUTION
Accounted for with R v Powells and Daniels
DEFENDANT
Leading: Mr Christopher Sallon QC	£30,000 (109 hours)	3@£1,000 Cons @£200 per hour (6hr+2hr travel)	£18,000	2@£10002
Junior: Mr Julian Knowles	£15,000 (141½ hours)	2@£500 £150 for judgment Cons @£100 per hour (5½+8½ travel)	£11,000	2@£500 £150 for judgment2

¹ See note p. 16. Brief fee for application for leave.

² Allowed as charged.

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