Reduction in fees payable under Legal Schemes
Reduction in fees payable under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, the Garda Station Legal Advice Ad Hoc Scheme and the CAB Legal Advice Ad Hoc Scheme
SI 74 of 2009 effects an 8% reduction in respect of fees payable under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme for work carried out in the District Court, appeals to the Circuit Court, prison visits and certain bail applications, with effect from 12 March 2009.
In line with the government decision to reduce professional fees for work carried out on or after 1 March 2009, fees payable to solicitors for work carried out under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (that is, other than work covered by SI 74/2009), the Garda Station Legal Advice Scheme and the CAB Legal Advice Scheme are reduced by 8% from that date.
The rates payable to interpreters and translators under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme have also been reduced by 8% with effect from 12 March 2009. Subsistence rates payable are reduced by 8% from 5 March 2009.
The text of SI 74/2009 and the revised rates payable to solicitors for garda station visits and for interpretation/translation services are available on the Criminal Law Committee page on the Society’s website, www.lawsociety.ie.