Civil

Showing items: 1 - 10 of 61

Civil

Updated guidance for applicants fleeing or in an abusive or controlling relationship

3 March 2025

We have updated our guidance to explain that we can use our discretion to either disregard income or capital where we consider it reasonable to do so

Civil

FAQs: Start and Stop times – civil and children’s accounts

19 February 2025

Clarity on queries raised in webinar sessions when Start & Stop times for time-based work items in Civil & Children’s accounts were introduced December 2024.

Civil

Policy and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) published for assessing financial eligibility for Civil Legal Aid

23 January 2025

Applications in representative, fiduciary, official or other capacity; Reg12 (Deprivation or conversion of resources); computation period for disposable capital

Civil

LAOL: webinars to support implementation of Start and Stop times

5 December 2024

Webinars have been arranged to support the implementation on 17 December of Start and Stop times on Legal Aid Online for Civil and Children’s accounts

Civil

Peer reviewers wanted for Civil Quality Assurance Scheme

29 October 2024

The Civil Quality Assurance Scheme are looking for experienced solicitors in civil law & legal assistance, specifically Immigration & Fatal Accident Inquiries.

Civil

Avoiding payment delays when charging for reports incurred by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and curators

9 October 2024

A reminder of the basis for charging for reports incurred by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and Curators in proceedings funded under civil legal aid

Civil

Guidance for immigration and asylum practitioners

30 September 2024

This update provides clarity on how the fees tables should be applied when charging for certain immigration and asylum work activities

Civil

Changes to recording work where fees are time-based

25 September 2024

Upcoming changes to the Legal Aid Online accounts system will require start and stop times for only time-based work entries in civil and children's accounts

Civil

Old versions of Civil Financial Eligibility Form 2 will be rejected if submitted after 18 August

1 August 2024

Please be aware that any new applications received after 18 August which use old versions of Form 2 will be rejected for the correct version to be completed.

Civil

New Civil policy and guidance published for assessing financial eligibility in Adults with Incapacity (AWI) applications

4 July 2024

We've published our policy and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) for assessing financial eligibility in AWI applications as part of our GALA project

Filter by Category