Publications

LSANI guidance on Children Order public law pre-proceedings meetings will be of interest to civil and family practitioners who are instructed by clients who are applying for legal aid funding to provide advice regarding the Letter Before Proceedings (LBP) and for all aspects o

General medical authority – Advice and Assistance guidance document which sets out the maximum allowances authorised and covered by this authority.

Direction No.

Minutes for the LSANI board from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. 

Circular 'LSA 02-2020 - High Cost Cases – Estimated Costs of any case in excess of £100,000'  invites practitioners to provide estimated costs for ongoing cases that are likely to be high cost cases; that is cases which will result in costs o

The civil legal aid 'L17 - statement of earnings' form is for completion by the applicant's present employer only, in accordance with the '

The financial assessment domestic violence scheme form which sets out the contributions payable, where the disposable income or disposable capital of the applicant for funding exceeds the relevant limit described in Regulation 6 of the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulati

Separate template forms for solicitors and barristers to make requests, for cases pre 14 June 2019 and then for new cases on LAMS, to attach barristers to legally aided cases in which they have been certified and the instructing solicitor/firm has not attached them to the

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for January 2020.

Circular 'LSA 01-2020 - Notification of Industrial Action on Friday 24 January 2020' is to advise practitioners that on 24 January 2020, like other public sector bodies, the LSA will be able to offer very limited services due to industrial action

A targeted consultation was carried out in order to provide consultees with the opportunity to identify any issues for the Department to consider prior to issuing the Direction to the Agency.

The LSANI appeal tabing request form for suppliers to complete and email to the Agency.

Links to circulars issued by LSA relating to the introduction of LAMS.

LSANI form 'RHE 1' for use by suppliers to request an emergency grant for representation higher courts only. 

Please email the completed form to rephigheremergencies@lsani.gov.uk.

Circular 'LSA 25-19 - Representation higher - emergency pilot process' will be of interest to all suppliers as it sets out a new pilot process for matters where an application cannot be made on LAMS before the court appearance due to the exceptional urgency of the

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for December 2019.

Circular 'LSA 24-19 - LSANI payment runs for Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020' provides details of payment processing arrangements for the Legal Services Agency (the Agency) during the 2019/2020 Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Form for attaching barristers to a Criminal legal aid case in which they have been certified and the instructing solicitor/firm has not attached them to the case in LAMS.

Form for attaching barristers to a Civil legal aid case in which they have been certified and the instructing solicitor/firm has not attached them to the case in LAMS.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for October & November 2019.