https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/contempt-of-court-refusals-of-legal-aid/
https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/contempt-of-court-refusals-of-legal-aid/
While we do not have to review your client’s application if they have been refused legal aid for an appeal in contempt proceedings we will reconsider the application if we are satisfied there are good grounds for doing so.
If the court decides it is in the interests of justice for your client to receive legal aid they may decide legal aid should be available, before disposing of the appeal. We must then immediately grant legal aid.
If we refuse legal aid for an appeal but the appeal nonetheless proceeds and is successful, you may be entitled to payment of your fees and outlays.
If the case comes within the terms of the Determination, we may pay if the following conditions are satisfied:
We will deal with any account of your fees and outlays for the successful appeal as if legal aid had been made available.
Legal aid for Children's contempt of court proceedings
Read about the availability of legal aid for contempt of court proceedings and the type of legal aid you should apply for in these proceedings. It also sets out the powers of the court in relation to legal aid for contempt proceedings under Section 30 of the Legal Aid (Scotland Act 1986.
Legal aid for Children's contempt of court proceedings
Learn about the application requirements in relation to legal aid for contempt of court. It covers the requirement to make applications, availability of legal aid for contempt at first instance and appeal stages, what is meant by ‘distinct proceedings’ and provides a definition of legal aid in this context.
Legal aid for Children's contempt of court proceedings
Find out about the eligibility criteria the court applies for contempt proceedings at first instance, as well as the form to use in applications.