An overview of important points arising from a legal aid perspective in relation to the new provisions on Success Fee Agreements effective from 27 April 2020.
Civil
Covid-19: Fillable digital Form 2 available for civil applications during pandemic
8 April 2020
We have provided a fillable fields version of the civil financial Form 2 that can be emailed to clients to help during the Covid-19 crisis.
Civil
New process for submitting a civil claim for interim payment of fees in paper format
27 January 2020
Find out how to submit a paper claim for interim payment of fees from Thursday 30 January.
Civil
Stage reports no longer required in all situations
19 December 2019
Learn about the changes to civil stage reporting and when you need to make an unprompted report.
Civil
Survey of solicitors providing civil legal aid
18 October 2019
The survey will explore topics such as supply and demand, future developments and challenges to provision and communications and technology.
Civil
VACANCIES: Civil Casework Solicitors, CLAO
1 October 2019
Find out about three vacancies in the Civil Legal Assistance Office for enthusiastic social welfare solicitors.
Legal Aid Online
Improvements to Legal Aid Online driven by first round of solicitor feedback
29 August 2019
Learn about and view screenshots of the improvements to Legal Aid Online.
Legal Aid Online
Block move/transfer cases option added to Legal Aid Online
18 April 2019
This update contains information about a new ‘Block solicitor transfer/firm moves’ option that will go live on Wednesday 24 April.
Legal Aid Online
Option to refer account to Edinburgh/local agent added to Legal Aid Online
16 April 2019
An Edinburgh/local agent function will be available in Court of Session cases if you provided the Edinburgh agent details in the CIV/SOL application and these h
Legal Aid Online
New restricted access option on LAOL for law accountants
11 April 2019
We have now developed a third party access solution allowing you to restrict access for law accountants to specified cases only.