• Guidance for opponents in civil legal aid cases
• Criminal legal assistance if you are in custody
• Criminal legal assistance if you are not in custody
• Do I qualify financially for advice and assistance in criminal or children's cases?
• Civil legal aid - information for applicants
• Complaints and comments about the Scottish Legal Aid Board
  
  
• Equality card

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Guidance for opponents

Someone involved in a civil court case may apply for legal aid and if you are also involved in the case, this could affect you. If you are the opponent of someone who has applied for civil legal aid, you have the right to object to an application for, or grant of, civil legal aid.

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Criminal legal assistance if you are not in custody

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Civil legal aid - information for applicants

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Legal Aid for Children

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Complaints and comments about the Scottish Legal Aid Board(April 2009 edition)

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Advice and assistance Equality Card

When you apply for advice and assistance, your solicitor will ask you to read our Equality Card, to let them complete the application form. The card is used by your solicitor.

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If you require our other leaflets in these languages, you should contact us. We may also be able to give you the leaflets in other formats or languages from those shown above if you ask us. You can contact our Communications office:

• our address is: 44 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7SW
• our telephone number is 0131 226 7061. Calls by BT Text Direct are welcome.
• our email address is general@slab.org.uk

Visting the Board

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Equality

The Board is committed to the development and promotion of equality of opportunity for all. In our equality section you can read more including our equality work including our equality strategy.