Guidance on fees and funding

On this page:

Payments on account: guidance for counsel
Appeals Manual 2006
Guidance on Prior Authorities
Further payment guidance Nov 2005
Civil Bill Assessment Manual
The Funding Code: Decision Making Guidance
LSC Manual: Section 1D
Costs Against the Commission Manual
Costs Assessments

Payments on account: guidance for counsel

In response to a number of requests for assistance from counsel, the Legal Services Commission and the Bar Council have agreed to issue joint guidance about the Commission's current review of payments on account in publicly funded cases. The guidance can be found in the Documents section on the right hand side of this page.

Appeals Manual 2006

The Appeals Manual (under Documents, on the right hand side of the page) replaced the Review Panel Members Handbook and supports changes to our appeals procedures from 9 October 2006.

Guidance on Prior Authorities

Revised guidance on Prior Authorities from October 2007 is available in the Documents panel on the right hand side of the page.

Further payment guidance Nov 2005

Issue 49 of Focus newsletter contains guidance on:

payment for sign language interpretation and other language support professionals
VAT for overseas clients.

Civil Bill Assessment Manual

The Civil Bill Assessment Manual is under Documents on the right hand side of the page. It explains LSC procedure for assessing civil bills.

More information is on the Measuring peformance page.

The Funding Code: Decision Making Guidance

This guidance explains how the Funding Code Criteria and the Funding Code Procedures are applied in practice.

The LSC Manual: Section 1D

Section 1D of the LSC Manual (under Documents, on the right hand side of the page) contains an explanation of public funding. Topics covered include:

the statutory charge
costs
costs orders against funded clients and the LSC
prior authorities (including for experts in Children Act cases).

Costs Against the Commission Manual

This manual is under Documents, on the right hand side of the page. It contains information on:

the court’s power to make orders about costs
the legal tests for making an order against the Commission
the procedural tests for making an order against the Commission
assessment of the non-funded party’s claim for costs.

Costs Assessments

Comprehensive guidance is under Documents, on the right hand side of the page, on costs assessments for:

all contract work
controlled work
licensed work.

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Last updated: 08 December 2008