The composition and remuneration of junior barristers under the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme in criminal legal aid

Martin John Chalkley

The composition and remuneration of junior barristers under the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme in criminal legal aid

Centre for Health Economics

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings from research undertaken by the Bar Council and Ministry of Justice Research and Data Working Group. The group was formed in collaboration with the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association, the Legal Aid Agency and the Ministry of Justice. The aim of the paper is to improve knowledge of the demographic composition of junior barristers (all barristers excluding QCs) receiving legal aid fee income. These barristers are most affected by changes to fee rates or the structure of the scheme. The analysis combines administrative payment records maintained by the Ministry of Justice with membership data from the Bar Council. Particular attention is given to junior barristers who contribute substantially to criminal legal aid work in terms of the number and complexity
of cases they undertake. ‘Most engaged’ barristers are defined as those who consistently provide substantial advocacy input over a number of years. A subset of ‘most engaged’ barristers whose provision of advocacy input is so substantial as to indicate that they might be working full-time under the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) is considered.

Original language	English
Publisher	Ministry of Justice
Commissioning body	MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Print)	9781840997316
Publication status	Published - 2015

Publication series

Name	Ministry of Justice Analytical Series
Publisher	Ministry of Justice
ISSN (Print)	840997316

Bibliographical note

This paper was prepared for the Bar Council and Ministry of Justice Research and Data Working group. It was led by Professor Martin Chalkley, with support from Ministry of Justice analysts.

Keywords

Legal Profession

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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486344/composition-remuneration-junior-barristers-agfs.pdf

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