Section 25Part 4 — SELECTION, REMUNERATION, ETC. OF ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Remuneration of attorney-at-law- fee limits
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Subject to subsection (3), an assigned attorney-at-law shall not be paid for providing more than ten hours of services in one day.
References to an hour in this Law shall include references to part of an hour but the amount of the fee shall be prorated to the nearest completed quarter of an hour of the hearing or the preparatory work concerned.
The Clerk of the Court or a designated taxing officer may, in taxing any bill of costs under section 28, permit the payment of fees for more than ten hours in any one day, if the attorney-at-law provides evidence to the satisfaction of the Clerk of the Court or the designated taxing officer that he had provided legal aid services in respect of the relevant matter for any period of time in excess of ten hours in any one day.
Cross References
- Section 28 of Legal Aid Act
section 28