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<p>Anyone facing a Crown Court trial is eligible for legal aid, subject to a strict
means test.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the legal aid paid to represent John
Downey for representation at the police station and in court between May 2013-December
2014:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Legal representation at</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider
Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police station</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Solicitor</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Birnberg Peirce LTD</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£293.40</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Crown court trial costs</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£18,412.07</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Barrister</p></td><td><p>Henry
Blaxland QC</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£20,089.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark
J Summers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£12,966.79</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total
costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£51,761.26</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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