Very High Cost Cases - Forms and Letters
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The Very High Cost Case (VHCC) fee scheme has been developed by the CPS, working with the Legal Services Commission and the Bar Council, to ensure that the work undertaken by counsel in the preparation and presentation of cases in the Crown Court, Higher Court and at the advice stage is actively managed by the reviewing lawyer, and expenditure in the most complex, serious and expensive cases is subject to proper audit.
- Case Plan (MS Word document)
- Stage Plan (MS Word document)
- Case Management Panel/Sensitive Case Referral form (MS Word document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Pre-Committal/Sent/Transfer/Advice case worth less than £5,000 (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Court of Appeal/Higher Court Cases worth less than £5,000 (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Pre-Committal/Sent/Transfer/Advice cases worth more than £5,000 (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Crown Court Very High Cost Case (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Court of Appeal/Higher Court Cases worth more than £5,000 (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Crown Court case fee scheme not determined (Adobe PDF document)
- Sample letter to Chambers - Magistrates' Court trials estimated to last 4 or more days (Adobe PDF document)