Courts Martial (Legal Aid) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 425 of 1986)
Regulation 5 of the above Regulations provides for the compilation by the Minister for Defence of a list of solicitors who are willing to act in courts-martial cases and in the relevant Courts.
The schedule below shows, by Command areas, the locations at which courts-martial are usually held and naming the two Courts which have jurisdiction in relation to appeals.
Applications for inclusion in the list should be sent to the Secretary, Department of Defence (R7), Parkgate, Dublin 8. Each applicant solicitor should indicate the specific locations at which he is willing to act in courts-martial cases and the Courts, if any, at which he is willing to attend.
Locations at which Courts-Martial are usually held
Eastern Command
Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co. Dublin
Gormanston Camp, Co. Meath
Military Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Military Post, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Military Post, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan *
Military Barracks *
Curragh Command
Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare
Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny
Southern Command
Collins Barracks, Cork
Naval Base, Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork
Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick
Kickham Barracks, Clonmel. *
Western Command
Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Columb Barracks, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Connolly Barracks, Longford
Dun Ui Mhaoiliosa, Galway
Finner Camp, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Rockhill House, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal *
* = occasionally
Courts having jurisdiction in relation to appeals against convictions and sentences of courts-martial
Courts Martial Appeal Court Supreme Court
Solicitors' Fees in Courts-Martial Cases
(Other than cases to which Regulation 12(2) applies) and cases in the Courts-Martial Appeal Court and the Supreme Court
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Type of Hearing (1) |
One-Day Hearing (2) |
Each Additional Day (3) |
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Court-martial hearing in relation to -
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The same as junior counsel's fee
The same as junior counsel's fee The same as senior counsel's fee |
73% of junior counsel's refresher
74% of junior counsel's refresher 48% of senior counsel's refresher |
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Courts-Martial Appeal court hearing in relation to-
|
119% of junior counsel's fee
The same as junior counsel's fee The same as senior counsel's fee |
73% of junior counsel's refresher
58% of junior counsel's refresher 38% of senior counsel's refresher |
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Supreme Court hearing of appeal from the Courts-Martial Appeal Court in relation to-
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119% of junior counsel's fee
30% of junior counsel's fee 83% of senior counsel's fee |
73% of junior counsel's refresher
58% of junior counsel's refresher 38% of senior counsel's refresher |