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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
- The Funding Code: Decision Making Guidance
- LSC Manual: Section 1D
- Costs Against the Commission Manual
- Costs Assessments
Payments on account: guidance for counsel
We've issued guidance about our review of payments on account in publicly funded cases under Documents.Appeals Manual 2006
The Appeals Manual is under Documents.
Guidance on Prior Authorities
Guidance on Prior Authorities is under Documents.
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.
The Funding Code: Decision Making Guidance
This guidance explains how the Funding Code Criteria and the Funding Code Procedures are applied in practice.
Read more on The Funding Code pages.
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 and 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.
Last updated: 26 May 2009