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Fee rises and more cases raise legal aid bill by 14%
SLAB annual report records £135m total spend in 2022-23
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SLAB consults about A&A and ABWOR policies
Views sought to inform possible reforms
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Agreement reached over £11m legal aid funding rise
Ministers, Society and SSBA settle allocation of additional funding
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Legal aid spend still below pre-Covid in 2021-22: SLAB
Annual report shows recovering levels of business
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SLAB tightens practice on representative applications
Sponsor applications in immigration and asylum cases no longer accepted
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SLAB consults on "unusual work" civil approvals
Board seeking to develop definition and revised guidance
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Extra funding announced for legal aid lawyers
Ministers claim offer final, but Society says it fails to meet need
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No "right" to civil legal aid, Inner House rules
Board entitled to apply reasonableness test regarding proposed FOI appeal
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Legal aid spending falls £31.8m in first COVID year
SLAB accounts for 2020-21 show unprecedented fall in payments
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Restore former legal aid values, Society tells minister
Joint letter with SSBA sets out specifics to secure future of system
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England & Wales legal aid needs 25% rise: Commission
Cross-party group calls present situation unsustainable
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SLAB consults on assessment of accounts
Travel and subsistence changes proposed; views sought for accounts guidance
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Expenses can't be modified beyond legal aid certificate
Sheriff ordains pursuer to pay part as condition of going to proof
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Replacement legal aid support fund open to applications
Firms have until 18 August to apply for share of £6.7m support
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MPs call for urgent legal aid reforms south of border
Justice Committee report highlights significant issues similar to Scotland
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SLAB not bound to pay statutory interest: Appeal Court
Appeal allowed against decision that commercial late payment rules apply
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Legal aid package must be met in full: Society
Talks continue to ensure promised additional funding paid in full
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Fee increase reflected in rise in legal aid spending
SLAB annual report shows total cost up from £123.7m to £130.8m