Barrister Fee Claim: District Court or Circuit Court Appeal

Barristers in criminal cases claim fees when assigned as counsel by the court. Barristers who provide counsel in the District Court or in appeals to the Circuit Court can claim these fees using the form at the bottom of this page. These fees are claimed under the Criminal Legal Aid Non-Statutory District Court (Counsel) Scheme.

Barristers must fill out the form below including the following information:

• name and Legal Aid Certificate Number of person who was granted the Legal Aid (District Court) (Counsel) certificate
• name and location of court which granted legal aid certificate
• date the legal aid certificate was granted
• District Court case number
• name of solicitor assigned pursuant to the Legal Aid (District Court) Certificate
• state in general terms, the charge, or charges, regarding which legal aid was assigned
• barrister’s fee claimed - the fee payable is a single fee per case
• dates of appearances

Part two of the form must be completed by the District Court Clerk, or Court Registrar, as the case may be, of the court in which the case was heard, having read the details on the case completed in part one.

This claim for fees must be accompanied by the legal aid (district court) (counsel) certificate.

This form, when completed, should be forwarded to: