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.