Civil
Providing advice to immigration detainees in prison (PDF, 142 KB, 6 pages)
Early Asylum Billing: A Practical Guide (PDF, 115 KB, 1 page)
Position of the Legal Aid Agency as to undertaking work with the National Centre for Domestic Violence (PDF, 338 KB, 1 page) details certain aspects of legal aid such as:
- prior authorities (including authorities for counsel and experts in Children Act cases)
- funding for cases outside England and Wales
Paying for your civil legal aid (PDF, 510 KB, 6 pages) helps clients with civil legal problems.
Evidence requirements for private family law matters guidance (PDF, 814 KB, 32 pages)
Changes to the 2018 Immigration Specification (October 2020) (PDF, 246 KB, 5 pages)
Lord Chancellors guidance
Lord Chancellor's guidance (under section 4 of LASPO) (4 August 2021) (PDF, 502 KB, 62 pages)
Lord Chancellor's guidance - determining eligibility (means) (PDF, 953 KB, 128 pages)
Lord Chancellor's guidance - exceptional case funding (inquests) (PDF, 317 KB, 7 pages)
Lord Chancellor's guidance - exceptional case funding (non-inquests) (PDF, 228 KB, 20 pages)
Notice to the Director of Legal Aid Casework: Lord Chancellors guidance on exceptional funding (non inquests) (PDF, 10.3 KB, 1 page)
Post-judgment notice to Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC): IS v DLAC and The Lord Chancellor: ECF Guidance (non-inquests) (PDF, 23.1 KB, 1 page)
Costs assessment guidance
The costs assessment guidance has been amended to take account of the UKs exit from the European Union.
There are 3 versions of the costs assessment guidance: one for use with the 2010 Standard Civil Contracts, one for use with the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Standard Civil Contracts and the third for use with the 2018 Standard Civil Contract.
For use with the 2018 contract:
For use with the 2010 contract:
For use with the 2013, 2014 and 2015 contract: