Information for Scottish solicitors who carry out legal aid work, whether it's civil legal aid, criminal legal aid, or children's legal aid.
Civil legal aid
Information and updates for Scottish solicitors who carry out civil legal aid work.
Criminal legal aid
Information and updates for Scottish solicitors who carry out criminal legal aid work.
Children’s legal aid
Information for Scottish solicitors who carry out children’s legal aid work.
Law Society comment on Scottish Legal Aid Board annual report
Law Society pleased with the 3% increase in both civil and criminal legal aid rates but stress the need for a new evidence-based review system to ensure the sustainable future of legal aid.
Plans for legal aid reform published
Implementing new, evidence-based review system must be a priority in plans to modernise legal aid system
Trainees and legal aid
We are working on a joint project with the Scottish Legal Aid Board to gain a better understanding of the number of trainees involved in criminal and mixed practice.
Legal aid mandates guidance
A reminder from our Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee that all firms should keep a fully completed and signed legal aid mandate on their legal aid client files.
