Solicitors can submit evidence older than 24 months in applications for legal aid over matters concerning domestic violence, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has confirmed. The policy change follows a recent legal decision, in R (on the application of Rights of Women) v The Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice [2016] EWCA Civ 91. The Court of Appeal quashed regulations requiring documentary evidence to be no more than 24 months old. The LAA said that, pending amended regulations, providers can make applications with documentary evidence older than 24 months.
14 April 2016
Legal aid policy change
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