Family Legal Aid - Practical Tips & Latest Changes

Introduction

This webinar is designed for legal aid practitioners practising in private children/financial remedies/Family Law Act injunctions. Its aim is to guide you through the start of a case to its end and update you with changes in legal aid work.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The criteria you need to meet and maintain a legal aid family practice
• Changes in the LAA’s approach to tendering
• Which cases need domestic abuse evidence and which do not
• Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and Domestic Abuse Protection Notices
• Practical tips as to what you can claim for under a certificate and what you cannot
• Exceptional Case Funding for people out of scope
• The statutory charge
• How to avoid application and bill rejects and appeal routes
• Useful resources provided by the Legal Aid Agency
• Practical case studies so you can optimise your legal aid cases

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 2nd September 2025

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