Appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session

Appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session

• General – applications to us
• Multiple applications not required
• Application directly by a child
• Application made by a representative (other than you as the child’s solicitor) on behalf of a child
• Application by a safeguarder
• Application by a curator ad litem for appeals to Sheriff Appeal Court or Court of Session
• Statutory criteria for legal aid for appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session where your client is a child
• Statutory criteria for legal aid for appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session where your client is a relevant person/deemed relevant person
• Statutory criteria for legal aid for appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session where your client is seeking deemed relevant person status or has been undeemed relevant
• Statutory criteria for legal aid for appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and Court of Session where your client is a section 126 individual
• Other rights and facilities
• Supporting information you should send with the application
• Appeals from the Sheriff Appeal Court to the Court of Session
• Representations from the Children’s Reporter (or other party)
• Appeals by the children’s reporter
• Grants of legal aid subject to conditions
• Review of refusal of legal aid or conditions attached to grant of legal aid
• No payment can be claimed after successful appeal after refusal of legal aid
• Legal aid cover where there is a successful appeal and a remit to the sheriff court for disposal