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Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.

• Overview

  You can get legal advice and information to solve common problems, for…

• Find a legal adviser

  A legal adviser might be able to help you solve a problem, or give you…

• Solve problems out of court

  You may be able to solve your problem without going to court using…

• Going to court

  You may need to go to court to solve some legal problems. If you go to…

How UK and global legal professionals and businesses can grow, partner and collaborate through the GREAT Legal Services campaign.

• Updated: 27 July 2026

Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.

• What you can get legal aid for

  Legal aid can help with the costs of legal advice. You can also get…

• Financial eligibility

  To get legal aid, you’ll usually need to show that both: your income is…

• Check if you can get legal aid

  Use the ‘Check if you can get legal aid’ service to check your eligibility…

• Funding for exceptional cases

  You could get legal aid for cases that would not usually be eligible if…

• Domestic abuse

  You might be able to get legal aid if you have evidence that you or your…

• Legal problems abroad

  If you’re abroad, legal aid is provided by the country where the dispute…

• If you’ve been arrested or charged with a crime

  If you’ve been arrested A police custody officer will help you get legal…

The Legal Services Board (LSB) ensures that regulation in the legal services sector is carried out in the public interest and that the interests of consumers are placed at the heart of the system. LSB is an executive non-departmental public...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Reports looking at how people experiencing social welfare legal problems engage with the advice sector.

• Updated: 26 May 2026

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has refreshed its guidance for businesses and completed its compliance review following complaints about providers offering will writing, online divorce, and pre-paid probate services.

• Updated: 30 January 2026

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

• Updated: 31 July 2026

Information for competent authorities abroad (and in the UK) about obtaining evidence within the UK (or abroad) to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings.

• Updated: 5 March 2025

How to meet your consumer law obligations as an unregulated provider of will writing, online divorce and pre-paid probate services.

• Updated: 30 January 2026

Legal aid providers: test scope, merits and means; access legislation and regulations; use the civil legal aid calculator and manual.

• Updated: 15 July 2026