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Compensation provided to claimants of specific compensation schemes will now be disregarded when assessing civil legal aid eligibility.
Crucial difference between applications for supervision orders under s.31 Children Act and extension of an existing supervision order.
New backdating powers for urgent civil cases to be introduced on 20 February 2019 and ‘out of hours’ service closed.
Discretionary powers for urgent civil cases now in force and ‘out of hours’ service closed.
Providers unable to see clients in their office can now follow a new funding process in the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS).
Clarification on claims for work carried out by enquiry agents and process servers.
Calls to the Exceptional and Complex Cases team will start being automatically diverted to the customer services team from 13 February 2017.
Specific requirements that must be met before the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) can backdate a determination are set out in new guidance on 51²è¹Ý.
We now have a single email address to use for casework enquiries to the high cost civil team.
Bereaved families at inquests can apply for legal representation through exceptional case funding without means testing following changes on 12 January 2022.
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