Publications

Direct debit mandate form for applicants to complete to set up payments to the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland.

The means tested Advice & Assistance applicant declaration will allow you to capture your clients signature offline.

The means tested Representation lower courts, Representation higher courts and Exceptional funding applicant declaration and notes, will allow you to capture your client's signature offline and to provide them with a copy of Applicant’s

The Advice & assistance proforma allows you to capture the information needed to make your application on LAMS when you return to the office.

The Advice & assistance - PACE proforma allows you to capture the information needed to make your application on LAMS when you return to the office.

The proforma for Representation Lower (means tested) is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation Lower (non means tested) is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts limited financial information is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts full financial information is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts matrimonial is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts non matrimonial is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts bail is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The proforma for Representation higher courts exceptional funding is for supplier use when working offline. It will assist with the gathering of information required by LAMS when making an application request at a later date.

The non means tested Advice & Assistance, Representation lower and Representation higher courts applicant declaration and notes will allow you to capture your client's signature offline and to provide them with a copy of Applicant&rsq

Circular 'LSA 14-19 - LAMS - Post go-live transitional arrangements' replaces Circular 10/19 (save for paragraphs 8,9,10 & 12) and sets out the limited transitional arrangements which will continue to be available for the period 1 July

The purpose of the Statutory Charge (SC) is to ensure that legally-aided persons contribute toward the cost of funding their cases, so far as they are able.

A list of supporting documentation for practitioners to upload to LAMS in order for the LSANI to determine whether the Statutory Charge applies.

Circular 'LSA 13-19 - Requirements for submitting requests for payment on LAMS' draws practitioners’ attention to a number of business requirements when submitting a payment request to the Agency via LAMS.

The Legal Services Agency (LSA) is pleased to advise that its new case management system 'LAMS' has been accepted into operational service and will be available to practitioners from 1 July 2019.

LSANI guidance on Civil Representation has been issued by the Director of Legal Aid Casework.  It sets out how the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (“the Agency”) seeks to apply its functions in relation to Civil R