Payments made in 2008-2009

Our Annual Report 2008-2009 shows legal aid statistics about applications, grants and costs.  It also includes our audited accounts.

To coincide with publication of our Annual Report we publish information on fees paid to all firms of solicitors, solicitor advocates and advocates in 2008-2009 for legal aid work.

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Firms of solicitors

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Advocates

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Solicitor advocates

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Payments made information for 2007-2008 is available online and previous years are available through our annual report archive.

About the information shown

The amounts shown are rounded to the nearest £100. You should read our notes below explaining the information shown.

Firm earnings

This table shows what we paid to solicitors' firms between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009. It includes BACS payments transferred to the firms' bank accounts and cheques issued during that period. In some cases, money we have paid to a firm may have been returned to us.  If the payment and the repayment happen within the same year, they will cancel one another out.  However, if a firm has repaid us money in a year later than the original payment, they may be shown as having been paid a negative figure.

Advocates

This table shows what we paid to the Faculty of Advocates for each advocate between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009. It includes BACS payments transferred to the Faculty's bank accounts and cheques issued during the period.  In some cases, money we have paid to the Faculty may have been returned to us.  If the payment and the repayment happen within the same year, they will cancel one another out.  However, if an advocate has repaid us money in a year later than the original payment, they may be shown as having been paid a negative figure.

Solicitor advocates

This table shows what we paid to firms for each solicitor advocate between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009.  It includes BACS payments transferred to the firms' bank accounts and cheques issued during the period.  In some cases, money we have paid to the firm may have been returned to us.  If the payment and the repayment happen within the same year, they will cancel one another out.  However, if a solicitor advocate has repaid us money in a year later than the original payment, they may be shown as having been paid a negative figure.