EFIS 31, : Legal Aid

You must login to download the contents of this EFIS.

RANGE: LEGAL AID
~
Claim 14 -Claim for Advice at Police Station [CLAIM14]
Means 2-Means Assessment Form [MEANS2]
CMSF-Controlled Matter Start Form [CMSF]
CMRF*-Consolidated Matter Report Form [CARMF]
CWAPP-Note-for-Profit Only: Application for Prior Authority for a
Disbursement Exceeding �50 [CWAPP]
Controlled Work 1-Legal Help and Help at Court [CWORK1]
Controlled Work 2-Controlled Legal Representation [CWORK2]
Controlled Work 3-Application for Extension of Upper Cost Limit � Controlled Work
[CWORK3]
Controlled Work 4-Application for Review of Refusal or Withdrawal of controlled Legal
Representation [CWORK4]
~
*Landscape format - available in 32Bit OyezForms only. Free upgrade available.
Form titles are prefixed by 'LA' and may be abbreviated in the 16bit version of OyezForms.

The Legal Aid Board have amended MEANS 2, which must be used from 10th January, and CLAIM 14, which should only be used from 31st January. Practitioners are advised that the Legal Aid Board has not amended the CLAIM14 Checklist.

In addition to these amendments the Legal Aid Board require the following forms to be used by legal aid practitioners when conducting controlled work from 1st January 2000:

The Controlled Matter Start Form records the different type of work carried out by a firm during the course of a month.

The Application for Prior Authority for a Disbursement Exceeding �50 details the reason for payment of the expense, which the Regional Office will consider.

The Consolidated Matter Report Form records details of the cases conducted by a firm as controlled work.

Controlled Work Form 1 replaces CLAIM 10 for matters begun on or after 1st January 2000 and includes the client�s application for legal help or help at Court.

Controlled Work Form 2 is only for practitioners with General Civil (Solicitors) Contracts only and should be submitted to the Regional Office which supervises your contract.

Controlled Work Form 3 only applies to Mental Health or Immigration categories of work.

Controlled Work Form 4 must be signed by the client and yourself within 14 days of either a refusal or withdrawal of Controlled Legal Representation obtained on Controlled Work Form 3. This means that Controlled Work Form 4 only apples to Mental Health and Immigration types of work.

Note: Means1A, which contained a minor typographical error, is also re-supplied on this EFIS.

Forms affected

160405RB.lfm		New/Amended
160455RB.lfm		New/Amended
CWORK3	Application for extension of Upper Cost limit - Controlled work	New/Amended
CWORK4	Application for review of refusal or withdrawal of Controlled Legal Representation	New/Amended
CMRF	Consolidated Matter Report Form	New/Amended
CWAPP	Not-for-Profit only Application for prior authority for a disbursement exceeding 50 pounds	New/Amended
160755RB.lfm		New/Amended
CLAIM14	Claim for Advice at Police Stations	New/Amended
MEANS2	Means Assessment Form for People who Receive Income Support or Income Based Jobseekers Allowance	New/Amended
MEANS1A	Information about your self employed work	New/Amended

Crown copyright forms are reproduced with the permission of the Controller of the Stationery Office. Law Society forms are reproduced with the permission of the Law Society. Legal Aid Forms are produced with the permission of the LSC.