https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/commencement-and-provision-of-abwor/
https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/commencement-and-provision-of-abwor/
You decide who is eligible for advice and assistance (and ABWOR) and the extent to which you provide it within the initial limit, or further authorised limits of authorised expenditure.
You have to consider whether:
We provide guidance on how to apply the tests in the following guidance pages. If you are unsure about how to apply any of the tests, you can call us.
It is important that you apply the applicable tests correctly to avoid a situation where we are required to withhold or recover payment. Our guidance seeks to help you avoid those situations.
Most commonly, difficulties may arise where:
You cannot give advice and assistance, and by extension ABWOR, in connection with any proceedings before a court at a time when legal aid has also been made available for those proceedings.
Assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) in summary criminal proceedings
Learn about who is eligible for Criminal ABWOR and providing ABWOR, including initial limits, increases in authorised expenditure and withdrawal from acting.
Assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) in summary criminal proceedings
Find out about the availability of “Interests of Justice” ABWOR in a summary case where the accused client is cited to appear or appears on an undertaking.