Legal Aid Handbook 2024/25

The only comprehensive guide to the legal aid scheme, Legal Aid Handbook 2024/25 is the one book no legal aid lawyer can afford to be without. It covers the legal framework of the scheme, with full discussion of civil, criminal and family legal aid, and analysis of the leading case law.

Legal Aid Handbook 2024/25 provides:


practical, step by step guidance on conducting cases, getting paid, advocacy, and financial and contract management
comprehensive guidance on performance monitoring and quality standards
specialist chapters on family, immigration, mental health, community care, housing, crime, exceptional case funding and public law
tactics and tips on using CCMS, with useful workarounds
in-depth guidance on costs and IFA and ICA cost appeals
all the latest policy developments


Legal Aid Handbook 2024/25 is packed full of case studies, checklists and practical tips. It provides clear guidance on the ever more complex legal aid system and is essential reading for everyone involved in legal aid from new caseworkers to experienced lawyers and managers.