The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/649
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and transitional provisions

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) These Regulations shall apply to proceedings in respect of which a legal aid certificate is granted on or after 1st April 1996.

Section 2 Citation, commencement, interpretation and transitional provisions

Regulation 101 of the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989 shall be amended by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph—

(3) Without prejudice to regulation 100, where

(a) the proceedings to which the certificate related have concluded or the solicitor acting for the assisted person is otherwise entitled to have his bill of costs taxed;

(b) the solicitor commenced proceedings for taxation in accordance with the time limits laid down by rules of court; and

(c) the solicitor has not received payment in respect of his costs for at least six months since he submitted his bill for taxation,

he may apply to the appropriate area committee for payment of 75 per cent of the amount claimed on account of his profit costs for work done in connection with the proceedings to which the certificate related.