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Civil news: pilot aims to cut paperwork for certificated work

Civil news: pilot aims to cut paperwork for certificated work

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Deadline is 15 September 2017 for Bristol providers invited to take part in pilot scheme....

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Crime news: changes to defendants’ costs order Fastrak claims

Crime news: changes to defendants’ costs order Fastrak claims

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Starting on 11 September 2017 Fastrak bills for a defendant’s cost order should be submitted by email....

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Crime news: change of address for cost judge appeals

Crime news: change of address for cost judge appeals

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

New address from 11 September 2017 for notices of appeals to a cost judge for graduated fee scheme work. ...

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Crime news: digital form for Proceeds of Crime Act claims

Crime news: digital form for Proceeds of Crime Act claims

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Starting 11 September 2017 all Fastrak and non-Fastrak Proceeds of Crime Act bills should be submitted using a digital claim form....

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Crime news: attend a drop in session about the Common Platform

Crime news: attend a drop in session about the Common Platform

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Drop-in sessions provide opportunity to find out more about the Common Platform and what it means for your work....

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Civil/crime news: update on LAA Portal upgrade

Civil/crime news: update on LAA Portal upgrade

Monday, 04 September 2017

Upgraded schedule and guidance on accessing the Portal. ...

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Crime news: CRM12 duty rota deadline is 6 October 2017

Crime news: CRM12 duty rota deadline is 6 October 2017

Friday, 01 September 2017

Remember to send CRM12 applications by the deadline if you want to make changes for the next duty solicitor rota....

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Civil news: immigration and asylum, clarification on claiming for hourly rates matters

Civil news: immigration and asylum, clarification on claiming for hourly rates matters

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

While most Immigration matters are payable under the Standard Fee Scheme, some continue to be paid at an hourly rate....

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Civil news: reminder for Immigration providers, reimbursement of client travel

Civil news: reminder for Immigration providers, reimbursement of client travel

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

The travel costs of a client for the purposes of attending their office to give instructions, are payable under the immigration contract....

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Civil news: requests for supplementary matter starts in immigration and asylum

Civil news: requests for supplementary matter starts in immigration and asylum

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Providers likely to use their immigration new matter starts before the end of March 2018 can request supplementary matters from their contract manager...

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Civil news: HPCDS market engagement

Civil news: HPCDS market engagement

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Register for Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme market engagement....

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Civil news: 2018 contracts tender timetable

Civil news: 2018 contracts tender timetable

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Tenders for new 2018 civil contracts to start in mid-September 2017....

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Civil/crime news: LAA Portal upgrade schedule

Civil/crime news: LAA Portal upgrade schedule

Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Upgrade schedule and guidance on accessing the Portal. ...

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Civil news: quick guides to help you when using CCMS

Civil news: quick guides to help you when using CCMS

Thursday, 10 August 2017

CCMS training website contains handy guides you can reference as you use the system....

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Civil news: promoting more accurate billing when you work online

Civil news: promoting more accurate billing when you work online

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Changes to our systems to help providers with their billing submissions....

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Civil/crime news: pilot for contract performance reports

Civil/crime news: pilot for contract performance reports

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Reports showing key contract data to be emailed to Bristol and London providers during August 2017 before full rollout in September. ...

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Crime news: Crown Court Defence online billing to be mandatory

Crime news: Crown Court Defence online billing to be mandatory

Monday, 24 July 2017

Paper forms will no longer be accepted for Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) and Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS) claims after 31 October ...

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Civil news: registering cases as ‘high cost’ in CCMS

Civil news: registering cases as ‘high cost’ in CCMS

Thursday, 20 July 2017

Submit a Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) query to register a case as ‘high cost’ rather than sending an email....

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Civil news: applications for supervision orders and extensions

Civil news: applications for supervision orders and extensions

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Crucial difference between applications for supervision orders under s.31 Children Act and extension of an existing supervision order....

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Civil news: financial eligibility assessments for Grenfell Tower victims

Civil news: financial eligibility assessments for Grenfell Tower victims

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Financial support provided to victims of Grenfell tower fire to pay for essentials can be disregarded when making financial eligibility assessments....

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Civil news: faster cost appeals and supporting documents

Civil news: faster cost appeals and supporting documents

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Appeals are processed more efficiently if you check you are only sending documents independent cost assessors need to reach a decision....

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Civil news: guidance on a model approach to civil billing

Civil news: guidance on a model approach to civil billing

Thursday, 06 July 2017

Standard approach to help turn around your work more efficiently when submitting online and paper bills....

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Civil news: extension date set for 2014 Standard Civil Contract

Civil news: extension date set for 2014 Standard Civil Contract

Wednesday, 05 July 2017

Mental health and community care work are covered by contract extension which takes effect on 31 July 2017....

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Crime news: 2017 Standard Crime Contract holders list available

Crime news: 2017 Standard Crime Contract holders list available

Thursday, 29 June 2017

Outcome of procurement process for award of 2017 Standard Crime Contract....

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Civil news: reminder to use 0300 200 2020 for Online Support

Civil news: reminder to use 0300 200 2020 for Online Support

Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Contact details for technical support enquiries....

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Civil/crime news: LAA Portal upgrade

Civil/crime news: LAA Portal upgrade

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Timing of the upgrade and guidance on accessing the Portal....

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Crime news: outstanding bill submissions for Crown Court work

Crime news: outstanding bill submissions for Crown Court work

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Reminder letters are going out about the need to bill for Crown Court work for cases that finished more than 3 months ago....

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Crime news: change to how you receive correspondence

Crime news: change to how you receive correspondence

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

All criminal legal aid correspondence to be sent by email starting on 23 June 2017....

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Civil/crime news: how to contact Provider Records from 16 June

Civil/crime news: how to contact Provider Records from 16 June

Friday, 16 June 2017

You can only contact Provider Records by email after 16 June 2017....

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Crime news: checking the police station representatives register

Crime news: checking the police station representatives register

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Register sits with Standard Crime Contract 2017 documents and you can review your details using the Defence Solicitor Call Centre Online....

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