House of Lords - Appeal

Select Committee on Appeal First Report

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 [email protected]£350

Junior: Mr Michael Hall 50% of leaders i.e., £10,000 (100 hours) [email protected]£200 £6,250 [email protected]£175

COURT OF APPEAL

4½ days 12-19 February 1996

PROSECUTION

Paul Chadd QC £27,500 [email protected]£500, [email protected]
£650, and £500
for judgment

T Alun Jenkins £18,333 [email protected]£333,
[email protected]£433

DEFENDANT (Mills)

Leading: Mr M Mansfield QC £60,000 (282 hours) [email protected]£750 and
£400 for judgment £45,000 [email protected]£600 and
£300 for judgment

Junior: Ms Vera Baird £30,000 (300 hours) [email protected]£375 £22,500 [email protected]£300

DEFENDANT (Poole)

Leading: Mr James Stewart QC £32,500 (127 hours) [email protected]£650 £30,000 @£600

Junior: Mr Gordon Ross £21,660 (172½ hours) [email protected]£433 and
£433 for judgment £15,000 [email protected]£300
£200 for judgment

HOUSE OF LORDS

8-9 April 1997

Judgment: 10 April and 24 July 1997

PROSECUTION

Paul Chadd QC £14,750 [email protected]£450 ¹ ¹

Mr N Hilliard £6,000 [email protected]£333
½@£166.50 ¹ ¹

FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS

Leading: Mr M Mansfield QC £20,000 (43 Hours) [email protected]£1,000
Conference
£150 per hour £10,000 [email protected]£1,000

Ms Vera Baird £20,000 (90 Hours) [email protected]£625
Conference
£75 per hour £6,000 [email protected]£500

Mr Gordon Ross £10,000 (22 Hours) [email protected]£500
[email protected]£300 and
£150 for judgment £6,000 [email protected]£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 [email protected]£175
½@£87.50

DEFENDANT

Junior alone:

Mr Ian McMeekin £6,000 (14 Hours) [email protected]£350 £2,000 [email protected]£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 [email protected]£500

Mr A Conrad £4,750 [email protected]£250 with
£100 for
Judgment and
£45 for conference

DEFENDANT

Leading: Mr R Q Henriques QC £25,000 (80½ hours) [email protected]£1,500,
£500 for
written work ¹ ¹

Junior: Mr Ian McMeekin £16,500 [email protected]£750
[email protected]£500 for
attending
judgment
[email protected]£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 [email protected]£425

Mr W Boyce £3,333 [email protected]£283

DEFENDANT (Powell)

Leading: Mr P Feinberg £10,000 (58 hours) [email protected]£400 £7,000 [email protected]£375
[email protected]£300

Junior: Mr B Squirrell 50% of leaders i.e.,
£5,000 (64 hours)
[email protected]£200
£3,500 [email protected]£190
[email protected]£150

DEFENDANT (Daniels)

Leading: Mr M Wolkind £7,000 (43 hours) [email protected]£325
[email protected]£200 £5,250 [email protected]£285
[email protected]£200

Junior: Mr C Campbell-Clyne £4,665 (40 Hours) [email protected]£215
[email protected]£150 £3,500 [email protected]£190
[email protected]£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 [email protected]£500

Mr W Boyce ¹ £10,000 [email protected]£333

FOR BOTH DEFENDANTS

Leading: Mr P Feinberg £35,000 [email protected]£1,000 £14,000 [email protected]£1,000

Junior: Mr B Squirrell £23,333 (hours ?)
and £10,978 for
79 hours on drafting
consultations etc. [email protected]£666 and
£300 for judgment £8,000
£6,888 [email protected]£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	[email protected]£500
John Evans			£8,250	[email protected]£250
DEFENDANT
Leading: Mr Adrian Marron QC	£15,000 (42 hours and 19 hours during trial)	[email protected]£750, [email protected]£550, [email protected]£450, [email protected]£400, [email protected]£375	£12,000	[email protected]£400 [email protected]£375
Junior: Mr Glen Gatland	£10,000 (166 hours)	[email protected]£250 [email protected]£350	£6,000	[email protected]£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)	[email protected]£1,000 Cons @£200 per hour (6hr+2hr travel)	£18,000	[email protected]£1000²
Junior: Mr Julian Knowles	£15,000 (141½ hours)	[email protected]£500 £150 for judgment Cons @£100 per hour (5½+8½ travel)	£11,000	[email protected]£500 £150 for judgment²

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

² Allowed as charged.