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Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.
Legal aid can help with the costs of legal advice. You can also get…
To get legal aid, you’ll usually need to show that both: your income is…
Use the ‘Check if you can get legal aid’ service to check your eligibility…
You could get legal aid for cases that would not usually be eligible if…
You might be able to get legal aid if you have evidence that you or your…
If you’re abroad, legal aid is provided by the country where the dispute…
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...
The Review of Civil Legal Aid explored options for improving the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid system.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
Information on the Trainee Solicitor and Pupil Barrister opportunities available within government departments
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
Information about legal aid available for people facing the loss of their home.
The Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (LSA NI) was established under the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (NI) 2014 to administer the provision of publicly-funded legal aid. LSANI is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Justice (Northern...
These reports present the key statistics on activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales.
Use claim forms or claim online, eg using CCMS, to get paid for all aspects of legal aid work; find guidance and help with submissions.
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