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Thursday, 12 November 2020
Defence practitioners need to register to use the HM Courts and Tribunal Service ‘Common Platform’ digital case management system in early adopter cou...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
We are opening a tender for the delivery of Criminal Defence Direct telephone advice services from 1 June 2021....
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Comprehensive legal guidance is available on GOV.UK to help UK and EU lawyers prepare for post-transition on 1 January 2021 following Brexit earlier t...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Providers have been praising our online platform for both crime and civil billing and pinpointing areas for improvement in recent survey feedback....
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Guidance on how to claim a new fee payment for work on sending a case to the Crown Court for trial is now available online....
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Solicitors, barristers, Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and costs lawyers needed to consider appeals against certain LAA decisi...
Thursday, 01 October 2020
Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services in education and discrimination....
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Changes to fee arrangements for immigration and asylum work are being rolled out on 7 October 2020....
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Revised Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme guidance now available to support changes to housing possession work as courts restart possession listing...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
We are opening a tender for 2018 standard civil contract holders on 22 September 2020 for the delivery of housing and debt work in 15 procurement area...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
We have made changes to the guidance on applying for prior authority for an expert in family cases....
Monday, 21 September 2020
Draft crime contract changes are now online to prepare for new fee payments for work on sending a case to the Crown Court for trial....
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Crown Court fee claims guidance updated with new and revised forms for submissions with representation orders on or after 17 September 2020....
Thursday, 10 September 2020
We’re launching online ‘webinar’ training events in October 2020 to ‘help us say yes’ when we receive your applications and claims....
Tuesday, 08 September 2020
Advance notice of opportunities to deliver telephone-based civil and criminal legal advice....
Monday, 24 August 2020
Headline intentions document available on GOV.UK with details of extension and intention to procure new contracts in 2022....
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
An expression of interest process opens 18 August 2020 to deliver services in 3 Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme areas and closes 9am on 25 August...
Thursday, 13 August 2020
Changes have been made to the civil finance electronic handbook to reflect current guidance....
Monday, 10 August 2020
Update to the immigration and mental health specifications of the 2018 Civil Legal Aid Contract....
Tuesday, 04 August 2020
Further changes are being made to increase the limit for payments on account claims....
Thursday, 30 July 2020
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2020 are now available to view in the Contracted Work and Administration (CWA) system....
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Tender opens 23 July 2020 to deliver services in 7 Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) and closes 9am 10 August 2020....
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
We have updated our Controlled Work and Administration (CWA) codes guidance following removal of the mandatory telephone gateway....
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Legal Aid Agency (LAA) annual report and accounts published alongside Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) report....
Friday, 17 July 2020
New immigration and asylum ‘stage 2c’ civil contract work fees can now be claimed through Contracted Work and Administration (CWA)....
Thursday, 16 July 2020
Contract changes made to allow payment of adjourned hearing fee where a mental health tribunal is listed for a remote hearing....
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
17 August transfer date from HM Courts and Tribunals Service to bring assessments of court assessed bill into the Legal Aid Agency. ...
Monday, 13 July 2020
We are increasing the number of applications for payments on account that can be submitted within any 12-month period....
Monday, 06 July 2020
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2020 to be made available by the end of August....
Friday, 26 June 2020
Changes to standard crime contract and CWA reporting guidance to support law firms working under new Parole Board processes....
Environment Agency New plans for Guildford flood defence scheme to go on show
Department of Health and Social Care Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service
HM Treasury Chancellor appoints Business Adviser
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Pushed past the limits
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office WTO General Council December 2025: UK Statement
Department for Transport New chairs of Network Rail and DFTO named
Home Office New rules on police requesting counselling notes come into force
Disclosure and Barring Service DBS launches new Customer Satisfaction Survey to improve services