s.23Remuneration of assigned attorney-at-law in standard legal aid cases and remuneration of duty counsel
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Section 23Part 4 — SELECTION, REMUNERATION, ETC. OF ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Remuneration of assigned attorney-at-law in standard legal aid cases and remuneration of duty counsel

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Subject to this Law, an assigned attorney-at-law in a standard legal aid case is entitled to remuneration at the rate of one hundred and sixty dollars per hour for work done on the instructions of an assisted person where —
the work done was authorised by the certificate;
the work was reasonably necessary;
the work was competently executed; and
the attorney-at-law has complied with his duties under this Law and the regulations.
An attorney-at-law in a standard legal aid case is also entitled to reimbursement in respect of the following —
fees paid for the service of documents, provided that the amount recoverable shall not exceed that prescribed by the Court Fees Rules, 2009;
photocopying and printing charges, charges incurred in respect of international telephone calls and facsimile transmissions and any costs or expenses which the certificate specifically authorises him to incur, provided that such costs and expenses have been reasonably and properly incurred; and
such other costs and expenses as may be prescribed by regulations.
A duty counsel is entitled to remuneration at the rate of one hundred and sixty dollars per hour for work done on the instructions of an assisted person in accordance with this Law and is also entitled to reimbursement for the costs and expenses specified in subsection (2).

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