 The Defendant No.1 Representation Order Date (original) will impact the Litigator Graduated Fee Scheme calculator. |
LEAP allows you to set a Criminal Matter through the Crown Court.
- On a new or existing matter, double-click on the Matter Details Summary.
- Click the arrow beside Billing mode > Legal Aid Criminal - Crown Court.
- Complete the required details.
To complete the Defendant's details, you will need to click
and complete the details.
Litigator graduated fee scheme calculator
- Open the relevant Matter.
- Click on the Time & Fees tab.
- Select New Fee.
- Select Fixed Fee from the type drop down list.
- Complete case information and select Get Rates. LEAP will calculate the overall total case fee (with VAT)
Mileage
When you can claim mileage on your matters there are two mileage rates you can select from.
- Public transport rate (charged at 25p per mile)
- Private transport rate (charged at 45p per mile)
To record Mileage
- Open the relevant Criminal Crown Court matter.
- Click on the Office Accounting tab.
- Select the Cost Recoveries tab.
- Select New Cost Recovery and complete the required information.
Criminal Crown Court Forms
LEAP allows you to access several Criminal Crown Court forms.
- Open the relevant matter.
- Click on the Office Accounting tab.
- Select New Invoice on the toolbar.
- After saving the invoice information, select
in the top right corner. - Select the required form and complete.
| Interim Bills | If the Trial Type field of the fixed fee is set to Cracked Trial, it is an interim bill. A LP3 Form will be needed. The total of the invoice will be 75% of the Cracked Trial fixed fee. |
| Final Bills | It will be a Final Bill where the Trial Type field of the fixed fee is set to anything other than Crack Trial. A LP3A form will be needed. The total of the invoice is the value of the fixed fee, excluding any other fees that have been billed in the past.
If this is a final bill and there has been no interim bill processed, you will need to use the LF1 form. |
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