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The Civil Legal Assistance Office - Highland and Islands is a legal service developed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to help with the problems of unmet legal need for clients in the Highlands and Islands eligible for civil legal assistance. The service uses five full-time solicitors employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to provide a range of legal services. The solicitors work from an office based in Inverness, but serve the areas of Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland. The office used to be called the Highland and Islands Part V Service. For more information on the service, read our leaflet (which is in pdf format). Who can use the service?If you live in these Highlands and Islands areas and you are having difficulties finding legal help or the services of a solicitor then the Civil Legal Assistance Office may be able to help you. You must also be eligible for civil legal assistance (the service does not deal with cases under criminal legal aid.)
What happens if there is no solicitor in private practice able to act for me?If no solicitor in private practice in these Highlands and Islands areas can act for you under legal aid, and you are eligible for civil legal assistance, then the Civil Legal Assistance Office may be able to represent you if they have the capacity to do so in terms of their workload and the case is of a type which the service handles.
How do I contact the Civil Legal Assistance Office?If you are unable to get a private solicitor, you can contact the service by telephone or email - see below for the contact details. We will consider your case and circumstances, which will include seeing if it is possible to refer you to a solicitor in private practice. Another way to find out what we may be able to provide is through your local Citizens Advice Bureau. We have a close link with all CABx in the Highlands and Islands, and they are familiar with helping people wanting to find out about eligibility for legal aid and how our service operates, and a CAB adviser can assist in contacting us on your behalf.
Civil Legal Assistance Office - Highland and Islands contact details
Civil Legal Assistance Office - Aberdeen A new service is now open for people seeking legal help for certain types of civil cases arising from the economic downturn in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The Civil Legal Assistance Office - Aberdeen is a legal service developed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to help with the problems of unmet legal need for clients in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire eligible for civil legal assistance. The service uses two solicitors employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to provide a range of legal services with a particular focus on housing, debt, employment and related matters. The solicitors work from an office based in Aberdeen.
Who can use the service? If you live in Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire and you are having difficulties finding legal help or the services of a solicitor then the Civil Legal Assistance Office may be able to help you. You must also be eligible for civil legal assistance (the service does not deal with cases under criminal legal aid.) What happens there is no solicitor in private practice able to act for me? If no solicitor in private practice in Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire can act for you under legal aid, and you are eligible for civil legal assistance, then the Civil Legal Assistance Office may be able to represent you if they have the capacity to do so in terms of their workload and the case is of a type which the service handles. How do I contact the Civil Legal Assistance Office? If you are unable to get a private solicitor, you can contact the service by telephone or email - see below for the contact details. We will consider your case and circumstances, which will include seeing if it is possible to refer you to a solicitor in private practice. Another way to find out what we may be able to provide is through your local Citizens Advice Bureau. We have a close link with all CABx in the area, and they are familiar with helping people wanting to find out about eligibility for legal aid and how our service operates, and a CAB adviser can assist in contacting us on your behalf. For more information on the service, read our leaflet (which is in pdf format).
Civil Legal Assistance Office - Aberdeen contact details
Civil Legal Assistance Office – Edinburgh A new service is now open for people seeking legal help for civil cases in Edinburgh. The Civil Legal Assistance Office – Edinburgh is a legal service developed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to give legal help to people affected by the economic downturn and particularly people facing eviction or mortgage repossession. The service uses five full-time solicitors employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to provide a range of legal services. The solicitors work from an office based in Edinburgh, but serve the areas of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian. The office used to be called the Part V Legal Outreach Team.
Who can use the service? If you live in these Edinburgh and Lothians areas and you are having difficulties finding legal help or the services of a solicitor then the Civil Legal Assistance Office – Edinburgh may be able to help you. You must also be eligible for civil legal assistance (the service does not deal with cases under criminal legal aid.) What happens there is no solicitor in private practice able to act for me? If no solicitor in private practice in these Edinburgh and Lothians areas can act for you under legal aid, and you are eligible for civil legal assistance, then the Civil Legal Assistance Office may be able to represent you if they have the capacity to do so in terms of their workload and the case is of a type which the service handles. How do I contact the Civil Legal Assistance Office? If you are unable to get a private solicitor, you can contact the service by telephone or email - see below for the contact details. We will consider your case and circumstances, which will include seeing if it is possible to refer you to a solicitor in private practice. Another way to find out what we may be able to provide is through your local Citizens Advice Bureau, your local Advice Shop or Shelter. We have a close link with agencies in Edinburgh and the Lothians and they are familiar with helping people who may need to access our service, and one of their advisors may be able to assist in contacting us on your behalf. The Prison Advice Project The Civil Legal Assistance Office Edinburgh runs a Prison Advice Project at HMP Edinburgh, HMP Addiewell, HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and HMYOI Polmont. We have regular surgeries at these prisons where prisoners can speak to a lawyer about civil legal issues. The Prison Advice Project can also give legal help to prisoners families and to recently released offenders from the Edinburgh area. Civil Legal Assistance Office – Edinburgh contact details
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