Understanding Legal Aid
A Practical Guide to Public Funding Schemes
Published on 18. September 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-85328-895-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a quick reference guide to the various types of public funding available and the context in which they operate. The emphasis is on the practical implementation of the schemes and wherever possible tactical advice and checklists are provided. The book covers both civil and criminal legal aid schemes and provides useful insights into other services performed by the Legal Services Commission, such as the Community Legal Service and Public defender Service. It also includes cross-references to official sources of information for other areas. Written by a leading consultant and a specialist practitioner, "Understanding Legal Aid" is a readable, easy to understand guide to doing legal aid work, applicable equally to solicitors, the not-for-profit sector and the Bar.
Reviews / Votes
'A clear and succinct guide that can sit by your desk and answer all those frequent niggling questions across the whole range of the legal aid system. I don't know how I have managed without it until now.' Legal Aid Review 'A very useful reference guide for practitioners.' The Practical Lawyer, April 2006More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-895-1 (9781853288951)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Vicky Ling was one of the first managers recruited by the then Legal Aid Board to implement its quality assurance standard and is now an independent consultant specialising in legal practice. She was a founder member of the Civil Justice Council and is currently on its Access to Justice Committee. She lectures regularly for Legal Action Group, the Law Society, Citizens Advice and the Legal Aid Practitioners' Group. As well as practising as a criminal defence lawyer, Simon Pugh is practice manager of Wilson & Co, a large legal aid practice. He has designed systems to comply with civil and criminal contracting and the Specialist Quality Mark, seen the firm through numerous successful audits, and provided training on public funding issues. Simon has first hand experience of a Community Legal Service Partnership as a member of the local steering group.
Content
Part I: What is 'legal aid'?; Part II: What the Legal Services Commission does; Civil and criminal contract management; Community legal service; Quality standards; Partnership innovation budget; Part III: How to get a contract; General issues; Civil; Criminal; Part IV: Civil (Community Legal Service Funding); General civil contract; Legal help; Controlled legal representation; Very expensive cases and the special cases unit; Judicial reviews; Multi-party actions; ADR; Family; Category specific rules; Part V: Criminal (Criminal Defence Service Funding); General criminal contract; Duty schemes; Investigations; Proceedings; Appeals and reviews; Serious fraud panel; Part VI: Further sources of information and assistance.