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Guidance on submitting your claim in Civil and Family Legal Aid Cases. This covers certificated and controlled work (including legal help escape cases and controlled legal representation)
How to appeal a decision made by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for legal aid funding in high cost civil cases.
How to appeal against a civil merits decision that you or your client disagree with.
A quick way to locate the main cost judge decisions we refer to when making assessment decisions on LGFS and AGFS claims
Information on business as usual restart dates and changes to current operational COVID-19 contingency ways of working.
Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2021
Contract documents for providers of face-to-face legal aid services in family, immigration and asylum, housing and debt.
Draft CLA contract documents for providers of remote legal advice in discrimination and education from 1 April 2021.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil advice.
CLA contract documents for providers of remote legal advice in family, housing, debt, discrimination, and education
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2022.
We are looking for exceptional solicitors, barristers and FCILEx with legal aid experience to join the Legal Aid Review Panel.
Find out when and how litigators can claim the Evidence Provision Fee for Crown Court legal aid work.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil advice
Contract documents for providers of face-to-face legal aid services in mental health and community care.
How to appeal against a civil means assessment that you or your client disagree with.
Using MI online, you can access, download and print financial statements either for your own office or for the whole firm.
Draft contract documents for the Criminal Defence Direct Contract from 1 June 2021.
Internal LAA process for managing high profile cases.
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