EFIS 12, March 2010 : Legal Aid

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The Legal Services Commission has amended the forms listed to reflect various changes which will be introduced on 1st April.

All forms which are signed and dated on or after 1st April must be the amended forms. Old versions of these forms which are signed and dated on or before 31st March will only be accepted until 30th April after which time they will be rejected by the Legal Services Commission.

Legal aid practitioners should e-mail cds-act-implementation@legalservices.gov.uk to ascertain the relevant date in their area when use of the amended versions of CDS14, CDS15 and CDS16 become mandatory.

Starting with the South West region on 12th April and ending in the London area on 28th June, the Legal Services Commission is rolling out the use of CDS14, CDS15 and CDS16 across different regions on various dates.

If legal aid solicitors are unsure whether a court they use belongs to a different region, the Legal Services Commission recommends that they should contact the e-mail address which is given above.

As a result of these changes, CDS17 has become redundant and should no longer be used by legal aid practitioners.

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Forms affected

CDS17	Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings: Statement of truth	Withdrawn
CWORK2(IM)	Controlled Legal Representation (Immigration)	New/Amended
TFF	Tailored Fixed Fee - Annual Claim Adjustment Pack	New/Amended
CDS14	Application for Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings	New/Amended
CDS15	Financial Statement for Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings	New/Amended
CDS16	Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings: Application for Review on the Grounds of Hardship	New/Amended
CWORK3A(IM)	Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit	New/Amended
CWORK3B(IM)	Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit	New/Amended
CWORK4	Application for Review of Refusal or Withdrawal of Controlled Legal Representation	New/Amended
CWORK3C(IM)	Graduated Fee Scheme - Application for extension of Disbursement Limit	New/Amended
LF1	Litigation fee claim	New/Amended
LF2	Litigation Fee Review Form	New/Amended
CDS18	Exceptional Case Claim Form - Crime	New/Amended
EC_CLAIM1(IMM)	Exceptional Case Claim Form - Immigration	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.