Financial assessment

Financial assessment

• Financial eligibility for civil legal aid: general conditions and limits
• Choosing the right financial form for the client
• Civil legal aid assessment period and its consequences: ‘period of computation’
• Taking partners’ financial resources into account: civil legal aid
• Civil legal aid: how we calculate income and what’s included
• Civil legal aid: assessment of capital resources and relevant disregards/allowances
• Financial assessment where applicant has deprived themselves of resources: no disregards given
• Calculating disposable capital and disregards: are the resources the subject matter of dispute?
• Financial assessment for special categories of applicant
• Appellate proceedings: is a fresh financial assessment and additional contribution necessary?
• Adults with Incapacity applications
• Will my client be liable to pay a contribution?