The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1824
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st August 2014.

Section 2 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition beginning “2010 Standard Civil Contract”, for “and “2013 CLA Contract”” substitute “, “2013 CLA Contract” and “2014 Standard Civil Contract””.

(3) In each of—

(a) regulation 20 (interpretation), in the definition of “relevant category”;

(b) paragraph (1)(c) of regulation 23 (the application);

(c) paragraph (4)(c) of regulation 31 (the application); and

(d) paragraph (1) of regulation 67 (the application),

for “or 2013 Standard Civil Contract” substitute “, 2013 Standard Civil Contract or 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

Section 3 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “Category Definition”, for “or the 2013 Standard Civil Contract” substitute “, the 2013 Standard Civil Contract or the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”;

(b) in the definition of “the relevant contract”, after “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil)” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”; and

(c) in the definition beginning “the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”, after “the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil)” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(g) of regulation 5A (remuneration for civil legal services: judicial review), after “the 2013 CLA contract” insert “, the 2014 Standard Civil Contract”.

Section 4 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013 , in the definition of “legal aid only costs”—

(a) in sub-paragraph (c) omit “or”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

(e) the 2014 Standard Civil Contract; or

(f) the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits);