The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear arguments mostly on criminal issues as the fall 2017 argument session gets underway, but the seven-member court is also expected to hear a handful of arguments regarding civil matters, ranging from how nonlawyer consultants should be paid to the limits of the vehicle exception when it comes to governmental immunity.

Arguments are set to begin Tuesday and continue Wednesday in room 456 of Philadelphia's City Hall. According to the schedule, the court is expected to hear arguments in six cases on Tuesday, and five on Wednesday.

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Nonlawyer Compensation

The justices are scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday afternoon over how law firms should pay nonlawyers.

In SCF Consulting v. Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, the Supreme Court is set to hear whether an alleged fee-splitting agreement between a law firm and a nonlawyer outside consultant was proper.