We often receive questions around eligibility for legal aid and what matters can be funded by the Legal Aid Agency. Unfortunately, qualifying for legal aid is a difficult process, and can be time consuming, requiring multiple documents and allowing time for processing. Partner, Irena Osborne, has written articles to explain the Legal Aid process: when it can be granted, and what is required in order for us to make an application.
There has been a very welcome recent change in eligibility for Legal Aid for those involved in Special Guardianship Order (“SGO”) applications. Legal Aid has been extended, so that from 1st May, all those with parental responsibility are entitled to non means tested (but still subject to a merit test)
Getting Help to Pay for Legal Costs Irena Osborne UPDATED October 2023 Legal aid is the use of public funds to help to pay for legal advice, family mediation and court representation. The Legal Aid Agency is in charge of administering legal aid on behalf of the government in England and Wales. When a client
It has been a long time since the Legal Aid Agency made any changes to the way means eligibility for legal aid is calculated. The rates and figures and calculations used for financial eligibility have not changed for many years, and with ever rising house prices, a capital cap of
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