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Civil
7 April 2025
A temporary measure providing access to free representation for families involved in deaths in custody in relation to any FAI has been put in place
All solicitor updates
3 April 2025
This update explains changes to the Keycards, including new dependants’ allowances, requirements for documentary evidence and declaration signatures
26 March 2025
This sets out the key decision made by us in assessing a request for prior approval for the employment of counsel
Children's
Our approach to these applications is not changing and our existing legal aid guidance for solicitors on the SLAB website remains the same
20 March 2025
This update explains changes to the Keycards as a result of new regulations which come into force on 21 March 2025
Update about new online Transfer and Cease to act online application forms, with two videos to demonstrate the new screens
General
6 March 2025
Scottish Ministers have made a determination in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(2)(c) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
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
27 February 2025
The Scottish Government (SG) has set out three key strands of work for improving and reforming the legal aid system in a paper published today
26 February 2025
Details of processing payment dates and bank credits dates during office closures for Easter on 18 and 21 April, and May Day on 5 May.
