| 2012 |
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| 30th January 2012 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 26th January 2012 |
Mailshot sent to criminal practitioners - court duty scheme 2012-2013 application process |
| 24th January 2012 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 16th January 2012 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 9th January 2012 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
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| 2011 |
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| 26th December 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 21st December 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 9th December 2011 |
For information regarding the Board's business arrangements over the festive period please click here. |
| 7th December 2011 |
Stewarts, the printers used by the Board to print forms and leaflets, have entered into administration. Please do not send orders for forms and leaflets to Stewarts. Send your orders directly to us using the revised GEN/ORD form. Click here for further details. |
| 28th November 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 21st November 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 14th November 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 7th November 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 24th October 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 18th October 2011 |
Andrew Smith QC v Scottish Legal Aid Board - Opinion of Lord Menzies - statement by the Scottish Legal Aid Board |
| 17th October 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 10th October 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 10th October 2011 |
Nov/Dec - Important update sessions about online accounts - We will shortly be running online accounts roadshow sessions in your local area and would like to invite you to attend. Click here to read more. |
| 3rd October 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 28th September 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 19th September 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update |
| 16th September 2011 |
Board publishes Annual Report 2010-2011 Press release, For more information see our annual report page |
| 12th September 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update
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| 5th September 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 30 August 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 24 August 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 18 August 2011 |
Judicial Review by Lord Malcolm – EM (AP)Petitioner v Scottish Legal Aid Board - statement |
| 16 August 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 8 August 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 4 August 2011 |
Statement by SLAB – Police Station Duty Scheme |
| 4 August 2011 |
Statement issued by the Scottish Government – Action to resolve duty scheme concern. |
| 3 August 2011 |
Board’s Best Value Review of Accounts Assessment – statement |
| 1 August 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
29th July 2011
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Angus and Dundee faculties - participation in police station duty scheme
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| 27th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - participation numbers |
| 26th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
| 19th July 2011 |
Changes are to be introduced to the stage reporting process. Read the detailed proposals here |
| 19th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - statement |
15th July 2011 |
Letter sent by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to the President of the Law Society of Scotland re Police Station Duty Scheme. In light of the fact that other correspondence relating to the scheme has been widely publicised, and in the interests of transparency, the Scottish Government has asked the Board to publish the letter on our website.
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| 13th July 2011 |
Interim police station duty scheme Q and A's |
| 12th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update - solicitor contact line |
| 6th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update 2
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| 6th July 2011 |
Police station duty scheme update |
| 5th July 2011 |
Statement from Iain A Robertson CBE, Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board in response to The Firm and its article An opportunity to engage. |
| 5th July 2011 |
New police station duty scheme - operating effectively |
| 1st July 2011 |
Letter to Law Soc. re Police Duty Scheme and professional practice |
| 1st July 2011 |
New interim police station duty plan July to Sept 2011 |
| 1st July 2011 |
Clarification – Police Station Duty Scheme timescales |
| 28th June 2011 |
Letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive of SLAB to all solicitors registered to do criminal work regarding the police station duty scheme. |
| 24th June 2011 |
Board response to GBA President's open letter re Police Duty Scheme |
| 10th June 2011 |
Update on police station duty plan applications and issues being raised by solicitors. |
| 3 June 2011 |
Update mailing re new interim police station duty plans |
| 1 June 2011 |
Board publishes new Freedom of Information Publication Scheme – The Scottish Legal Aid Board has adopted the Model Publication Scheme 2011 produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. He has approved this scheme until 31 May 2015. You can view the Guide to Information and Publication Scheme in our Access to Information section. |
| 25 May 2011 |
The Board are inviting applications from criminal solicitors to participate in new Police Station Duty Plans which are being set up to run from 4 July 2011. Full details and an application form can be obtained here. The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 8 June 2011. |
| 14 April 2011 |
Following media coverage of a case where a solicitor raised concerns about solemn fees, solicitors can read here about solemn legal aid fees paid where clients are remanded in custody. |
| 29 March 2011 |
We have sent information to solicitors about the switchover to Legal Aid Online from 1 April. To view this – go to the mailshots section. |
| 25 March 2011 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board joins Earth Hour 2011 |
| 24th March 2011 |
Legal aid applicant pleads guilty to providing false information |
| 22 March 2011 |
Board publishes Immigration and Asylum Best Value Review and research briefing.
Please read our press release. |
| 22 March 2011 |
The Board has invited suppliers of interpreting, translation and transcription services to subscribe to a database to ease identification of suppliers for solicitors; and has developed guidelines standardising the fees and payment arrangements for interpreting, translation and transcribing. Read more in our mailshots section. |
| 22 March 2011 |
Board issues consultation on proposals to amend the operation of the court duty solicitor schemes. Please go to the mailshots section to read the consultation. |
| 22 March 2011 |
Meeting betwen the Board and the Law Society of Scotland |
| 21 March 2011 |
The Board is pleased to announce that the Scottish Government has approved the continuation of our grant funding programme for 2011-12 – read more.
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| 18 March 2011 |
Members re-appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board
Iain A. Robertson, CBE, Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board said, “I am delighted at the reappointments of Joseph Hughes, Les Campbell and Denise Loney. The members have made valuable contributions to the work of the Board and their continuity will allow us to benefit from the wealth of expertise they bring to the strategic management of legal aid in Scotland.” Read the Scottish Government’s news release. |
| 18th March 2011 |
Changes to the regulations effective 1 April 2011 - we have issued a mailshot to civil solicitors advising them about changes made to the clawback and special urgency provisions under advice and assistance and civil legal aid; children’s appeals; availability of ABWOR for the Additional Support Needs Tribunal; changes to counsel’s fees and the time limit for lodging an account in civil proceedings. Please go to the mailshots section to read the update. |
| 17th March 2011 |
Changes to the regulations effective 22 March 2011 - we have issued a mailshot to criminal solicitors advising them about changes made to the fees payable in certain summary criminal legal aid cases. Please go to the mailshots section to read the update. |
| 14th March 2011 |
Board publishes Best Value Review of Regulation 18 (special urgency) work in civil legal aid. You can read the report here. |
| 11th March 2011 |
Removal of firm and solicitor from the criminal legal assistance register |
| 7 March 2011 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board response to the Law Society’s press release dated 7 March 2010 in which it stated that the President had called on Lindsay Montgomery to confirm or deny a series of comments attributed to him in the Scotsman newspaper |
| 7 March 2011 |
Letters to the President of the Law Society of Scotland - To view the letters sent earlier today by Iain Robertson, Chairman click here and Lindsay Montgomery, Chief Executive click here, following recent reports of a telephone conversation that took place in October 2010 between Mike Dailly and Lindsay Montgomery. These were sent prior to the Law Society's press release issued today and prior to receiving Mr Millar's letter to Lindsay Montgomery. A further response will be sent to Mr Millar. |
| 25 Feb 2011 |
Board publishes Best Value Review of Mental Health work. Read the report here and the research briefing on the CLAO Inverness training day on mental health and the law. |
| 25th Feb 2011 |
Changes to regulations - effective 28 February 2011 - we have issued a mailshot to solicitors advising them about changes to the fees paid for time spent travelling. Please go to the mailshots section to read the update |
| 21st Feb 2011 |
Countdown for Legal Aid Online |
| 17 Feb 2011 |
Continuing increase in lawyers wishing to do legal aid work |
| 17th Feb 2011 |
Statement re coverage of legal aid for ex-tycoon divorce case. |
| 26th Jan 2011 |
Civil Legal Assistance Office in awards final |
| 13th January 2011 |
Importance of proving eligibility to access public funds through legal aid
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| 11 January 2011 |
Statement re Molly Forbes |
| 7 January 2011 |
Statement re cases adjourned for alleged legal aid delays |
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| 2010 |
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| 22 December 2010 |
Reducing the Board's running costs 2011-2010 |
| 21 December 2010 |
Use of special urgency procedures and media coverage of Mary Forbes v Trump International Golf Links and Aberdeenshire Council |
| 21 December 2010 (revised 22 Dec) |
Removal of firm from the criminal legal assistance register |
| 16 December 2010 |
Civil legal aid granted in Supreme Court cases where there is wider public interest |
| 16 December 2010 |
Annual review 2009-2010 published |
| 13th December 2010 |
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| 13 December 2010 |
Solicitor withdraws from publicly funded legal assistance work following investigation and complaint
by the Scottish Legal Aid Board. |
| 10th December 2010 |
Solicitor survey 2010- web only |
| 8th December 2010 |
Statement re publicity on legal aid for bank charges case |
| 25 November 2010 |
Power to grant solemn criminal legal aid transfered to the Scottish Legal Aid Board |
| 5 November 2010 |
Legal aid conference |
| 20 Sept 2010 |
Scottish Government news release - New law to help families facing repossession |
| 1 Sept 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increases arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor |
| 16 August 2010 |
In view of the very challenging times ahead for public expenditure the Board is carrying out a review of our running costs.
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| 16 August 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increase requests to provide advice arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor |
| 4 August 2010 |
Ensuring Effective Access to Appropriate and Affordable Dispute Resolution Processes: Consumer Focus Scotland’s consultation and seminar |
| 28 July 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increase requests to provide advice arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor |
| 19 July 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increase requests to provide advice arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor
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| 19 July 2010 |
Removal of solicitors from criminal legal assistance register |
| 5 July 2010 |
Corporate Plan 2010-2011 published |
| 5 July 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increase requests to provide advice arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor |
| 28 June 2010 |
Summary of calls to the Board for urgent advice and assistance increase requests to provide advice arising from the Lord Advocate’s interim Guidelines on Access to a Solicitor |
| 21 June 2010 |
Statement: guidelines issued re police station interviews / Board involvement |
| 1 June 2010 |
24% increase in civil legal aid applications - highest number in a decade |
| 17 May 2010 |
Conference on changes to Tribunal System |
| 26 April 2010 |
Statement re recent press reports on legal aid concerning 7/7 bombers' families and MPS facing charges of theft by false accounting |
| 25 March 2010 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board supports "Earth Hour" |
| 12 January 2010 |
Deputy first Minister opens Ayrshire Advice project |
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| 2009 |
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| 15 December 2009 |
Satisfaction with civil legal aid high and improved |
| 29 September 2009 |
Grant funding programme 2009 - successful projects announced |
| 24 September 2009 |
Annual Report 2008-2009 published |
| 18 May 2009 |
Corporate Plan 2009-2011 published |
| 6 May 2009 |
Grant funding programme open for applications - legal advice for people facing reposession and debt |
| 7 April 2009 |
Legal support for middle-income households - issued by the Scottish Government |
| 24 March 2009 |
Glasgow duty plans - Interim interdict decision |
| 3 February 2009 |
Statement for BBC re PDSO / Glasgow Solicitor Duty Plan |
| 1 February 2009 |
Statement re Adam Carruthers |
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| 2008 |
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| 9 December 2008 |
Over 359,000 grants of legal assistance in 2007-2008, as spending rises to £155.1 million - Annual Report 2007-2008 published.
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| 5 August 2008 |
New legal advice service benefits people across the Highlands and Islands |
| 21 February 2008 |
Mental Health Act (2003) reclaimed by service users and professionals at unique event in Dunfermline |
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| 2007 |
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| 1 October 2007 |
Over 400,000 legal aid grants made, as costs increase to £150 million - Annual Report 2006-2007 published |
| 30 March 2007 |
Solicitor and firm stopped from undertaking criminal legal aid work
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| 26 March 2007 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board opens new Public Defence Solicitors’ Office in Orkney
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| 21 February 2007 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board joins forces with Argyll and Bute Advice Network to provide wider, innovative access to specialist legal advice across the region
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| 6 February 2007 |
Solicitor and firm stopped from undertaking criminal legal aid work |
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| 2006 |
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| 20 December 2006 |
Legal aid modernisation continues, as costs fall - Annual Report 2005-2006 published
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| 26 October 2006 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board funds Disability Legal Advice Project in Lanarkshire
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| 20 October 2006 |
Public defender network expansion welcomed |
| 7 September 2006 |
Minister’s announcement heralds new era for legal advice |
| 27 June 2006 |
Modernising and improving legal aid - Corporate Plan 2006-2009 published |
| 12 May 2006 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board joins forces with Fife Rights Forum to provide specialist legal advice to clients with mental health issues
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| 9 March 2006 |
Deputy Minister for Justice, Hugh Henry MSP calls for network of Public Defence Solicitors’ Office to be expanded, during visit to Glasgow |
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| 2005 |
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| 21 December 2005 |
Legal aid reforms bring improvements, as costs increase - Annual report 2004-2005 |
| 16 November 2005 |
Board comment on issues raised at High Court Appeal case today |
| 2 November 2005 |
Board awards funding to five new legal advice projects with focus on mental health, disability, housing, employment and advice in rural areas - read more including factsheets |
| 28 October 2005 |
Legal aid reforms under the spotlight at solicitors’ conference - issued by the Law Society of Scotland and the Board |
| 26 July 2005 |
Solicitor and firm deregistered |
| 17 June 2005 |
Legal aid modernisation ahead - consultation published by Scottish Executive |
| 8 June 2005 |
Significant improvements to legal aid ahead - Corporate Plan 2005-2006 |
| May 2005 |
Legal aid investigation - James Muir Solicitors |
| 9 February 2005 |
New Director for Public Defence Solicitors in Scotland |
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| 2004 |
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| 24 November 2004 |
New public defender appointed for north of Scotland
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| 29 October 2004 |
Legal aid review enables modernisation of access to justice
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| 29 October 2004 |
Working together to modernise legal aid - issued by the Law Society of Scotland and the Board
|
| 28
September 2004 |
Legal
aid widens access to justice, as costs increase
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| 24
June 2004 |
New
public defender service launched in the Highlands
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| 13
May 2004 |
Opportunities
for access - Corporate Plan 2004-2006
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| 6
May 2004 |
Public
defenders arrive in the Highlands - issued by PDSO |
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| 2003 |
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| 2
December 2003 |
Debate
brings valuable opportunity to modernise legal advice
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| 28
November 2003 |
Board
wins prestigious national worklife balance employer award
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| 24
October 2003 |
Modernisation
of legal aid the best way forward, says Board
|
| 20
October 2003 |
More
public defender offices welcomed
Director
Of PDSO welcomes Ministerial announcement of new offices |
| 31
July 2003 |
Legal
aid developments highlighted as annual report published - read
more details or read the press
release
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| 19
June 2003 |
Legal
aid plans published
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| 2002 |
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| 20
Dec 2002 |
Research
into the distribution of the supply of legal aid in Scotland
published
|
| 25
July 2002 |
How
legal aid makes a difference revealed as annual report published
(view
release) (more
details)
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23 May 2002 |
Improved
access to justice welcomed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board |
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18 April
2002 |
West
Lothian Council - Launch of West Lothian Advice Partnership |
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9 April 2002 |
Legal
Aid Project Launch - Young people at risk get a better deal
from legal aid services |
|
21 March
2002 |
Rural
areas to get better services from CABx |
|
13 March
2002 |
Greater
access to Justice for those in need |
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1 March 2002 |
The
Scottish Legal Aid Board has removed a firm and a solicitor
from the Criminal Legal Assistance Register |
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2001 |
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19 December
2001 |
Research
into reduction of civil legal aid applications published |
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7 November
2001 |
Legal
Aid Inquiry Report welcomed by Scottish Legal Aid Board |
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26 October
2001 |
Civil
legal aid changes to improve access to justice |
|
11 October
2001 |
Innovative
legal advice pilot projects announced |
|
27 September
2001 |
PDSO
research welcomed by Scottish Legal Aid Board |
|
27 September
2001 |
PDSO
research: press release from the PDSO Office |
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7 July 2001 |
Legal
aid grants reach highest ever level as cost stays almost the
same (view
release) (more
details) |
| 1 May 2001 |
Legal aid evolving in teh 21st century - Corporate Plan published (pdf)
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7 March 2001 |
Legal
aid - setting the record straight [View
Press Release] [View
Public Notice] |
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2000 |
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18 December
2000 |
Boost
for legal aid information systems |
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10 October
2000 |
Welcome
for Government plans to develop a community legal service
in Scotland |
| 4 October 2000 |
Board asks for your views at public meeting in Edinburgh
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13 September
2000 |
Disruption
to Mail services |
|
31 August
2000 |
Legal
Aid for Hepatitis C victims |
|
27th July
2000 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board Launches Annual Report 1999/2000 and Corporate
Plan 2000-2003 |
|
27 June 2000 |
New
initiative will help more people access civil legal aid |
|
21 June 2000 |
Changes
to operation of Public Defence Solicitors' Office announced |
| 23 March 2000 |
Board asks for your views at public meeting in Glasgow (pdf)
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| 15 March 2000 |
Board asks for your views at public meeting in Dumfries (pdf)
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1999 |
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17 November
1999 |
Cost
of legal aid in Scotland drops for the first time in over
10 years |
24 September 1999 |
Scottish Mirror article: the Board's response (pdf) |
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30 March
1999 |
Chief
Executive appointed for Scottish Legal Aid Board |
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19 March
1999 |
Internal
investigation |
|
1 February
1999 |
Legal
aid reform for Scotland welcomed by Scottish Legal Aid Board |
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26 January
1999 |
Richard
Scott |
|
1998 |
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11 December
1998 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board backs Government plans for fixed fees |
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13 October
1998 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board welcomes fixed fees for summary criminal legal
aid |
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1 October
1998 |
UK
first as Public Defence Solicitors' Office opens for business |
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29 September
1998 |
Code
of Practice for solicitors takes effect from 1 October |
|
25 August
1998 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board vision for civil justice |
3 August 1998 |
Team of solicitors announced for PDSO (pdf) |
|
16 July 1998 |
"Exciting
and challenging" year for legal aid - Scottish Legal
Aid Board launch annual report |
|
18 May 1998 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board welcomes consultation on civil justice |
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1 April 1998 |
Scottish
Legal Aid Board sets quality standards for criminal legal
aid |
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13 January
1998 |
New
Chairman for the Scottish Legal Aid Board |
