Guidance: Legal aid guidance

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Civil

Gateway removal - Guidance on transitional arrangements (PDF, 419 KB, 1 page) details certain aspects of legal aid such as:

prior authorities (including authorities for counsel and experts in Children Act cases)
funding for cases outside England and Wales

Paying for your civil legal aid (PDF, 510 KB, 6 pages) helps clients with civil legal problems.

Contact details desk aid: criminal (PDF, 119 KB, 3 pages)

Early Asylum Billing: A Practical Guide (PDF, 115 KB, 1 page)

Lord Chancellors guidance

Guidance on determining financial eligibility for criminal legal aid under the civil and criminal legal aid (financial resources and contribution orders) (amendment) regulations 2024 (PDF, 335 KB, 14 pages)

Lord Chancellor's guide to determining financial eligibility for controlled work and family mediation (November 2024) (PDF, 566 KB, 59 pages)

Lord Chancellor's guidance on determining financial eligibility for certificated work (November 2024) (PDF, 1.52 MB, 137 pages)

Lord Chancellor's guidance - exceptional case funding (inquests) (September 2023) (PDF, 210 KB, 8 pages)

Lord Chancellor's guidance - exceptional case funding (non-inquests) (July 2023) (PDF, 327 KB, 21 pages)

Notice to the Director of Legal Aid Casework: Lord Chancellors guidance on exceptional funding (non inquests) (PDF, 10.3 KB, 1 page)

Post-judgment notice to Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC): IS v DLAC and The Lord Chancellor: ECF Guidance (non-inquests) (PDF, 23.1 KB, 1 page)

Evidence requirements for private family law matters guidance v12 (November 2024) (PDF, 544 KB, 36 pages)

Costs assessment guidance

The costs assessment guidance has been amended to take account of the UKs exit from the European Union.

There are 4 versions of the costs assessment guidance: one for use with the 2010 Standard Civil Contracts, one for use with the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Standard Civil Contracts, one for use with the 2018 standard civil contract and the fourth for use with the 2024 Standard Civil Contract.