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  • Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance

    Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.

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  • Standard civil contract 2024

    The 2024 standard civil contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.

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  • Apply for legal aid

    Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.

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  • Legal aid guidance

    General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.

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  • Legal aid for possession proceedings

    Information about legal aid available for people facing the loss of their home.

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  • Civil legal aid: means testing

    How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.

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  • Standard civil contract 2018

    The 2018 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.

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  • Crown Court fee guidance

    Crown Court legal aid graduated fee guidance for barristers and solicitors.

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  • Criminal legal aid: means testing

    Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.

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  • Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process

    Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.

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  • Expert witnesses in legal aid cases

    Guidance about expert witnesses in cases funded by legal aid, including fees, prior authority and provisions for specific types of expert.

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  • Legal aid: apply for exceptional case funding

    Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes.

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  • CWA codes guidance

    Guidance on which controlled work codes to use when submitting your legal aid claim in CWA (civil, crime lower, procurement etc).

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  • Standard Crime Contract 2022

    Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2022

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  • Directory of providers

    Information about legal aid providers by category of law.

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  • Claims paid out of central funds

    The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.

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  • Graduated fee calculators

    For use in calculating claims under the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS) and Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).

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  • High cost case family

    Care Case Fee Scheme (CCFS), KC/2 Counsel Events, and detailed case plans to use when a legal-aid-funded family case becomes high cost.

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  • Legal Aid Agency audits

    Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.

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  • Claim for criminal legal aid work under graduated fee schemes

    Claim for payment for criminal legal aid work in crown courts under the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme or the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme.

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