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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
People who lack mental capacity can be helped to express their views by an independent mental capacity advocate service.
A list of services across the UK that offer support to veterans.
Find out about the VAT rules that apply to VAT-registered barristers or advocates.
The TAF aims to help rebalance international trade negotiations by providing legal advice and support to the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
Victims of major disasters will be better supported as they rebuild their lives with a new and permanent Independent Public Advocate, the Lord Chancellor has announced today.
Use this form to appoint an advocate where the court has ruled against a defendant cross-examining in person.
The Office of the Advocate General (OAG) is the UK government’s Scottish legal team. We provide legal advice, drafting and litigation services to the UK government in relation to Scotland. We also support the Advocate General in his role as...
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme: paper claim forms for the AGFS, and Special Preparation claims
Statutory guidance on providing effective advocacy services for children and young people making a complaint under the children Act 1989.
Apply for a grant of advocacy assistance to a legal aid client.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.
Seeking views on proposals for the reform of the funding scheme which pays advocates to defend clients in the Crown Court.
Guidance for Crown Court cases with a representation order dated before April 2013.
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.
The BUSAC fund supports the growth of a competitive private sector in Ghana by improving the business environment.
Advocates can use Form EX506 to get a judge or magistrate to authorise extra payments to them for some types of family law hearings.
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