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.
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The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, to increase fees by 3%
9 April 2019
The increase was announced by the Minister for Community Safety, Ash Denham, as part of the Scottish Government’s wider response to Martyn Evans’s independent r
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New interim accounts process for payment of fees and outlays
3 April 2019
Following your feedback we have made changes so you can now submit more types of interim accounts online.
General
Updated CRIM/COURTAPP form to allow for extended domestic abuse categories
2 April 2019
The new Domestic Abuse Act 2018, which came into force on 1 April 2019, has also extended the list of categories where the court can appoint a solicitor to act
General
Chair and three board members re-appointed by Minister
1 April 2019
Ash Denham MSP, the Minister for Community Safety, has approved the re-appointment to the board of the Chair, Ray Macfarlane, and three members, Tim McKay, Mari
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Keycards for 2019/20 published
28 March 2019
These can be used for quick reference when you require information on the various eligibility limits, contributions and clawback levels.
Criminal
Annual update on the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme for Criminal Legal Assistance
15 March 2019
This is longer than previous reports as it covers the end of the first six year cycle of reviews which ran to the end of March 2019.
Legal Aid Online
Online notifications for court granted and automatic legal aid cases
11 March 2019
Not all notifications are being sent to solicitors when we receive applications for court granted and automatic legal aid.
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Solicitor satisfaction surveys restarting
11 March 2019
Micro-surveys measuring solicitor satisfaction with our applications and accounts service are to get underway again this month.
