Publications

Nature and matters selection list for exceptional funding.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for December 2020.

Circular 'LSA 02-21 - Implementation of new functionality in LAMS' advises suppliers that the Legal Services Agency (LSA) has introduced new security auditing functionality to its case management system LAMS.

Circular 'LSA 01-21 - Introduction of a general authority pilot for the use of psychiatrists and psychologists as expert witnesses in public law Children Order cases in the Family Proceedings court' announces the introduction of a general authority for the use of psych

This General Authority allows expert psychiatrists and psychologists to be deployed as expert witnesses in Public Children Order Proceedings in the Family Proceedings Court without prior authority, providing a Certificate for legal aid has been granted by the Legal Services Ag

Guidance for suppliers on how to submit authority and payment requests under the General Authority for the use of psychiatrists and psychologists as expert witnesses in public law Children Order cases in the Family Proceedings court.

Minutes for the LSANI board from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. 

The 'LSANI guidance - reviews, redeterminations and appeals to the Taxing Master regarding Crown Court legal aid costs' document sets out the process for the handling of requests for reviews by the Legal Services Agency; redeterminations by the Agency and appeals

Circular 'LSA 21-2020 - Reviews, redeterminations and appeals to the Taxing Master regarding Crown Court legal aid costs' advises practitioners to new guidance issued in this matter.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for November 2020.

The 'LSANI policy statement on the requirements for submitting electronic pages of prosecution evidence' sets out how the Agency will treat requests for authority to read and consider electronic pages of prosecution evidence (ePPE) served by the Public Prosecution Serv

The DoJ guidance on submitting electronic pages of prosecution evidence complements the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 and the Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Irel

Circular 'LSA 20-2020 - Requirements for submitting electronic Pages of Prosecution Evidence (ePPE)' draws attention to the new LSANI policy statement and the departmental guidance for ePPE.

Guidance manual for suppliers using the Legal Aid Management System (LAMS).

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for October 2020.

Nature and matters selection list for representation lower.

Circular 'LSA 19-2020 - Implementation of new functionality in the Legal Aid Management System (LAMS)' advises suppliers of introduction of new functionality to the case management system LAMS.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for September 2020.

The LSANI guidance on the accuracy of legal aid payments provides advice and guidance to the profession to support the Agency in further reducing fraud and error with the aim of removing a qualification on our accounts and improving our performance in the accuracy of payments.

Circular 'LSA 18-2020 - Accuracy of legal aid payments' draws attention to the guidance note on the accuracy of legal aid payments which provides details of the approach and the ongoing work being undertaken by the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (LSANI) to