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Criminal legal aid schemes will see wide-ranging fee increases from 30 September 2022.
Call 0121 232 5500 and use new single email from 27 February 2017 for enquiries to our National Crime Team.
Successful use in early adopter areas paves way to national rollout by 31 March 2016.
Defence to be provided with new Streamlined Disclosure Certificate at first hearing.
Remember to use Secure eMail to send personal and sensitive legal information across the internet.
Change of process for retrial claims under the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).
Our eForm allows you to check the status of your application.
Revisions include interim payment of cost claims known as ‘disbursements’ and the new section 28 fixed fee.
Crown Court fee claims guidance updated with new and revised forms for submissions with representation orders on or after 17 September 2020.
Criminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts will receive a pay increase to reflect the importance and complexity of their work, the Lord Chancellor has announced today (29 January 2024).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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