The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Duty of applicant, assisted person, solicitor and counsel, and right of opponent, to report changes of circumstances

23.—(1) It shall be the duty of an applicant or assisted person immediately to inform the Board of–

(a) any change in that applicant’s or assisted person’s circumstances, financial or otherwise; or

(b) any change in the circumstances, financial or otherwise, so far as known to that applicant or assisted person, of any other person jointly concerned with, or having the same interest in, the matter.

(2) Where a solicitor or counsel acting for an applicant or assisted person has reason to believe that that applicant or assisted person has not complied with the duty under paragraph (1) above, the solicitor or counsel shall forthwith draw this matter to the attention of the Board.

(3) Any opponent who has reason to believe that there is any matter which might cause the Board to amend a determination under regulation 28, suspend legal aid under regulation 29 or cease to make legal aid available under regulations 30, 31 or 32, may draw that matter to the attention of the Board.