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The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 74 Cited in Amendments 17 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2012/3098
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2013.
  • In these Regulations—
  • legal help;
  • help at court;
  • family help;
  • family mediation;
  • help with family mediation;
  • legal representation; and
  • other legal services,
  • acting as a mediator or arbitrator;
  • issuing or conducting court proceedings;
  • instructing an advocate in proceedings;
  • preparing to provide advocacy in proceedings; or
  • advocacy in proceedings.
  • instructing an advocate;
  • preparing to provide advocacy; or
  • advocacy.
    • (1) Family help may be provided in a family dispute as either family help (lower) or family help (higher) .civil legal services provided in relation to the negotiation of a family dispute before the issuing of proceedings; orcivil legal services provided in relation to the issuing of proceedings in order to obtain a consent order following the settlement of a family dispute.(3) “Family help (higher) ” means such civil legal services as are available under legal representation but does not include preparation for, or representation at, a contested final hearing or appeal.
  • an assessment by a mediator of whether, in light of all the circumstances, a case is suitable for mediation; or
  • acting as a mediator.
  • civil legal services provided in relation to family mediation; or
  • civil legal services provided in relation to the issuing of proceedings to obtain a consent order following the settlement of the dispute following family mediation.
    • (1) Legal representation may be provided as either investigative representation or full representation.is a party to those proceedings;

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