Legal aid
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.
Latest legal aid news
The Law Society of Scotland says the Scottish Government is right to focus on the justice sector in its 2023-24 Programme for Government, but is deeply concerned that legal aid has again been ignored.
The Law Society of Scotland has described the Scottish Government’s confirmation of an additional £11 million for legal aid as ‘a step in the right direction’ but called for urgent progress on a formal review mechanism to ensure the sector remains sustainable.
The Law Society of Scotland has backed the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s call for urgent reform to address the crisis facing the legal aid system and access to justice as a whole.
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Legal aid
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