EFIS 91, September 2014 : Legal Aid

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The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 introduce interim payment of fees for litigators in proceedings in the Crown Court on 2nd October.

LF3(OFFLINE), LF3(ONLINE), LF3A(OFFLINE) and LF3A(ONLINE) are four new forms which the Legal Aid Agency has introduced for interim payments under the litigator graduated fee scheme. These four new forms should be used from 2nd October.

Forms CIVCLAIM1, CIVCLAIM1A have both received enhanced macro amendments and can be used immediately.

Forms affected

CIVCLAIM1	Claim for assessment of costs or payment of costs following detailed assessment in civil cases	New/Amended
CIVCLAIM1A	Claim for costs in fixed fee family cases	New/Amended
LF3(OFFLINE)	Interim Litigator Fee Claim	New/Amended
LF3(ONLINE)	This form should be completed for LGFS interim claims created online	New/Amended
LF3A(OFFLINE)	Graduated Fee claim - this form should be completed for all LGFS Graduated Fees where an interim graduated fee has been paid	New/Amended
LF3A(ONLINE)	This form should be completed for LGFS claims created online where an interim graduated fee has been paid	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.