Simplification mailshots

Legal profession

Civil simplification
Mailshots issued on civil simplification
24 April 2009	Civil simplification update 5 Mailing to all civil legal aid solicitors dealing with some issues arising from the new civil forms
25 March 2009	Mailing to all civil legal aid solicitors about major changes to financial eligibility for civil legal aid from Tuesday 7 April 2009.
25 February 2009	Mailshot to all civil firms about using the new CIV/ACC/CONC form for cases with an effective date before 2 March 2009
February 2009	Civil simplification update 4 Mailing to all senior partners in civil firms, containing important information and guidance on applications for civil legal aid from 28 February 2009
16 February 2009	Mailing to all senior partners in civil firms containing guidance on completing the new account synopsis/conclusion form (CIV/ACC/CONC) and an example of the new computer-generated form that will be issued from March
21 January 2009	Invitation to civil practitioners to attend seminars throughout Scotland during February on new forms and guidance to be introduced in March, and the new civil legal aid online systems. To book for the seminars, click here.
22 December 2008	Mailshot updating the profession on new civil application forms stage reporting civil online systems proposals for road shows for the profession tapering of eligibiliity for civil legal assistance and giving timetables for these changes.
14 March 2008	Update to solicitors on simplifying civil legal assistance and other matters, including major changes to forms improved support and training for solicitors our pilot scheme for getting financial information from applicants by telephone a number of the changes already made to reduce the information we need with civil legal aid applications Legal Aid Online clawback provisions in mortgage rights cases.
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