Amendment to Grant Forms and High Cost Criminal Cases - Submissions and decisions [pdf, 715 KB]
...responses High cost cases policies ‘Discretionary inclusion’ amendment not justified. It will achieve very little other than encourage counsel to go big as early as possible. The situation is not always clear at the outset and as a matter progress, it can become extremely complex. No provision is made, for instance, for additional charges and their effect. Recommend no change as it leaves a discretion intact. We agree. Limiting discretionary inclusion after a...