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Summary sheet for claims submitted to the Legal Aid Agency: profit costs, disbursements, travel and waiting.
Use this letter from a housing authority or housing association as evidence of domestic abuse, if you are applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get evidence that your partner abused a child, if you're applying for legal aid.
Sample letter for social services staff to respond to requests for information about child abuse assessments or child protection plans.
Claim for costs in fixed fee family cases.
Claim for assessment of costs or payment of costs following detailed assessment in civil cases.
Legal aid application for amendment or prior authority in civil cases.
Use this form to give reasons for withdrawal of a legal aid certificate.
Controlled work form to request prior authority to instruct King’s Counsel, 2 counsel or disbursements above prescribed rates.
Use digital systems to simplify criminal legal aid processing: find forms for LAA criminal legal aid applications and eForms information.
Use these letters to get proof that a partner was given a binding over order for domestic abuse, if you're applying for legal aid.
For legal aid applications where there is no time to make a full application.
Report a claim in civil cases, for costs met in part or in full by other party.
Financial assessment form for legal aid applicants whose main home main home is outside the United Kingdom.
Forms for solicitors and advocates to claim back legal aid costs for confiscation proceedings. For representation orders dated 1 Apr 2016 to 16 Sep 2020 for solicitors, and between 31 Dec 2018 and 16 Sep 2020 for advocates, …
Use this sample letter to get evidence from an organisation providing domestic abuse support services confirming refused admission to a refuge, if you're applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Adapt this example letter to give evidence of a Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference protection plan (for victims of domestic violence).
Forms and guidance for claiming legal aid fees in crime prison law escape cases.
Means assessment form for people who want to apply for legal aid and are passported, self-employed or in a formal business partnership.
Forms for solicitors and advocates to claim back legal aid costs for confiscation proceedings. For representation orders dated 17 Sep 2020 to 29 Sep 2022 and main hearings after 31 Oct 2022.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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