CLS news

The LSC has been working with the court at Wells Street to support the ongoing care proceedings pilot there and guidance has been agreed with the judiciary as well as the FDAC Legal Planning Group. The Group is attended by solicitor representatives as well as representatives of the local authorities involved in the pilot (Camden, Islington and Westminster).

So that pilot cases can be identified by the LSC and dealt with as quickly as possible, as well as the impacts on funding monitored,  practitioners are asked to identify cases in the pilot by marking the standard LSC application forms. 

Guidance is also given around the attendance of legal representatives at review hearings attended by the client(s). This indicates that attendances will be remunerated where it is reasonable to anticipate in advance of the particular hearing that the representative will be required to provide advocacy services for the funded client(s) at the hearing. 

The full guidance can be found on the legal guidance updates page.