CLS news

The changes affect the criteria for judicial review, multi-party actions and claims against public authorities and set up new appeal  structures for certain high cost and public interest cases.

A summary of the changes can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

The updated version of the code can be found on the Funding Code page of our website.

Updates to the code decision making guidance will appear shortly.

A proposal to exclude certain foreign cases from the scope of civil legal aid is not proceeding as part of this package and will await legislation.  

The changes do however include a new power to seek means representations prior to grant of certain family certificates, but this power is likely to be applied on a limited range of cases initially.

Further details will be announced in due course.