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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

SLAB consults about A&A and ABWOR policies
Views sought to inform possible reforms

Agreement reached over £11m legal aid funding rise
Ministers, Society and SSBA settle allocation of additional funding

Legal aid spend still below pre-Covid in 2021-22: SLAB
Annual report shows recovering levels of business

SLAB tightens practice on representative applications
Sponsor applications in immigration and asylum cases no longer accepted

SLAB consults on "unusual work" civil approvals
Board seeking to develop definition and revised guidance

Extra funding announced for legal aid lawyers
Ministers claim offer final, but Society says it fails to meet need

No "right" to civil legal aid, Inner House rules
Board entitled to apply reasonableness test regarding proposed FOI appeal

Legal aid spending falls £31.8m in first COVID year
SLAB accounts for 2020-21 show unprecedented fall in payments

Restore former legal aid values, Society tells minister
Joint letter with SSBA sets out specifics to secure future of system

England & Wales legal aid needs 25% rise: Commission
Cross-party group calls present situation unsustainable

SLAB consults on assessment of accounts
Travel and subsistence changes proposed; views sought for accounts guidance

Expenses can't be modified beyond legal aid certificate
Sheriff ordains pursuer to pay part as condition of going to proof

Replacement legal aid support fund open to applications
Firms have until 18 August to apply for share of £6.7m support

MPs call for urgent legal aid reforms south of border
Justice Committee report highlights significant issues similar to Scotland

SLAB not bound to pay statutory interest: Appeal Court
Appeal allowed against decision that commercial late payment rules apply

Legal aid package must be met in full: Society
Talks continue to ensure promised additional funding paid in full

Fee increase reflected in rise in legal aid spending
SLAB annual report shows total cost up from £123.7m to £130.8m