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General availability of criminal legal aid

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  • Introduction
  • Cases which can be resolved before the first court appearance
  • Custody or non-custody cases - guilty plea or Continue Without Plea (CWP) and prior relationship exists
  • Not guilty plea tendered - apply for summary legal aid
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General availability of criminal legal aid

  • Scope and nature of criminal legal aid
  • Who may provide criminal legal aid
  • Distinct proceedings, bail, preliminary pleas, reduction from solemn to summary, desertion of proceedings, remits to the High Court
  • Separate applications for legal aid under summary and solemn procedure
  • When to make an application for automatic criminal legal aid, solemn and summary criminal legal aid and an appeal case
  • Criminal legal aid for a referral to the European Court, compatibility issues and the UK Supreme Court
  • Legal aid arrangements for Summary Case Management cases

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91 Haymarket Terrace
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Scotland
EH12 5HE

DX555250, Edinburgh 30

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