VHCCs - Very High Cost (Criminal) Cases
Notifying the Criminal Cases Unit (CCU) of a possible VHCC You must tell us as soon as it appears that the case has, or is likely to have, a trial estimate in excess of 40 days. Use the VHCC Notification Form (MS Word Document, 32KB). If the trial estimate is between 40 and 60 days, we will issue an Individual Case Contract but pay you under the applicable Graduated Fee schemes. Where the trial estimate is in excess of 60 days, we will (absent exceptional circumstances) contract the case as a V...
Appeals Adjudicator Committee Criminal Cases Unit Individual Case Contract Graduated Fee Case Manager Interim Fixed Fee Offer
Source: gov.uk