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Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2025 and contact details.
Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.
Information about legal aid available for people facing the loss of their home.
How SaBC works: how to claim, bulkloading, fee codes and guidance.
This service enables anyone at risk of losing their home to get free legal advice, and representation in court, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2025
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
The 2024 standard civil contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.
Crown Court legal aid graduated fee guidance for barristers and solicitors.
How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.
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.
Information for individuals interested in applying to deliver the Inquests Category of Law under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
If your client is charged, legal aid may pay for some or all of the costs of legal representation in court. Find the specific guidance here.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes.
Use this guidance for information about expert witnesses in legal aid cases. Different guidance applies depending on whether your case is civil or criminal.
Claim for payment for criminal legal aid work in crown courts under the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme or the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme.
For use in calculating claims under the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS) and Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).
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