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SLAB trainee solicitors embark on new-look Civil-Criminal traineeships

3 February 2025

Our CLS Directorate have today welcomed three trainee solicitors who will be the first intake to benefit from a new traineeship in both civil and criminal law

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Website maintenance being carried out on Monday 3 February

30 January 2025

Our website is being moved to a new server on Monday to improve performance, reliability and its ability to handle increased demands

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Edinburgh office closed Friday 24 January

23 January 2025

Our Edinburgh head office Thistle House will be closed on Friday 24 January due to a Met Office Red Weather Warning for Storm Éowyn

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Festive opening hours and payment arrangements

4 December 2024

Our opening hours for Christmas & New Year 2024, solicitor payment arrangements & emergency helpline for civil, children’s & criminal business that cannot wait.

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St Andrew’s Day closure, payment arrangements and emergency Helplines

25 November 2024

We are closed Monday 2 December with payment dates running Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4, plus emergency numbers for civil, criminal & children's business.

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Annual report 2023-24: More help delivered and payments increase – but justice-wide collaboration needed to reform system

6 November 2024

Our 2023-24 annual report published today shows the cost of legal assistance was £151m and funded 176,000 grants in civil, criminal & children’s matters.

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Advice and representation provided through police and court duty schemes

26 September 2024

Clarification on how the police and court duty schemes we run operate and their effectiveness in providing advice.

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Accounts payment date today issued in error

16 September 2024

Accounts processed on Friday 13 September 2024 state issued remittance will be Monday 16 September, but payments will be processed on Tuesday 17 September 2024.

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Response to A&A and ABWOR consultation published

25 June 2024

We have now published our response to our consultation on advice and assistance (A&A) and assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) policies.

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May Day public holiday: Solicitor payment arrangements and office closures

2 May 2024

Details of payment dates and SLAB office closures for May Day public holiday on 6 May.