Where children’s legal aid is in place for Court of Session proceedings your fees shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule 5 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989.
What supporting information will be needed to justify fees charged
Find out what sort of information and documentation will be needed to justify work undertaken when an account is being assessed
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Detailed fees for automatic children’s legal aid
Find out what regulations govern the fees charged for automatic children’s legal aid accounts.
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Sheriff Court (excluding automatic legal aid and ABWOR)
Find out what regulations govern the fees charged for children’s legal aid accounts for proceedings in the sheriff court excluding automatic legal aid and ABWOR
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Uplift in Fees not available
Find out whether you can apply for an uplift in fees under a grant of children’s legal aid.
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Commencement of chargeable work
Find out when you can start charging for work under a grant of legal aid.
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Charges for attending court
Find out how to charge for time at court including conjoined time, advocacy and non-advocacy time and waiting time.
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Charging for meetings and consultations
Find out about what can be charged for in meetings with clients, including file notes, precognitions, locus visits and consultations with Edinburgh agents.
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Perusal charges
Find out what charges can be made for perusing documents and other material including letters, photographs and DVDs.
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Charges for preparation and research
Find out what charges can be made for preparation work, including for researching the law.
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Charges for telephone calls
Find out what charges can be made for telephone calls
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Charges for affidavits and precognitions
Find out what charges can be made for taking and framing affidavits and precognitions and who can carry out such work.
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Charges for framing documents
Find out what can be charged for framing papers, including formal and non-formal documents, written submissions and account synopsis.
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Charges for citations, letters and electronic communication
Find out what charges can be made for framing citations and different kinds of letters.
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Charges for miscellaneous work
Find out what charges can be made for items of formal work including lodging documents, photocopying, administrative charges and contact-related work.