The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

5.—(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)(2) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “the relevant contract” substitute—

““the relevant contract” means whichever of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract, the 2013 Standard Civil Contract, the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil), the 2014 Standard Civil Contract, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits), the 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contract, the 2015 Own Client Crime Contract or the 2015 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of civil legal services for which remuneration is claimed; and”, and

(b) for the entry beginning “the 2010 Standard Civil Contract” substitute—

““the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”, “the 2013 Standard Civil Contract”, “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil)”, “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil)”, “the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”, “the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”, “the 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contract”, “the 2015 Own Client Crime Contract” and “the 2015 Standard Civil Contract” mean the contracts so named between the Lord Chancellor and a provider of civil legal services under Part 1 of the Act (legal aid).”.

(3) In regulation 5A(3)(3) (interpretation)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a), and

(b) for sub-paragraph (j) substitute—

“(j) “relevant contract” includes the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil) and the 2013 CLA Contract;”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/422.

(2)

Amended by S.I. 2014/7, 2014/586, 2014/1389, 2014/1824 and 2015/325.

(3)

Inserted by S.I. 2015/898. S.I. 2014/607 first inserted regulation 5A but was quashed by the High Court by order dated 19th March 2015 in R (on the application of Ben Hoare Bell Solicitors and Others) v Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 523 (Admin).