The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement, and transitional provisions

3. 2. Revocations

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Limit on cost of advice and assistance

6. 5. ABWOR relating to applications for further detention

7. 6. Provision of advice and assistance at police stations etc

8. 7. ABWOR in criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts

9. 8. Advice and assistance in criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts

10. 9. Applications for advice and assistance

11. 10. Attendance on behalf of a client

12. 11. Eligibility for advice and assistance to which regulation 9 applies

13. 12. Contributions to the cost of advice and assistance to which regulation 9 applies

14. 13. Assessment of disposable income, disposable capital and maximum contribution

15. 14. Children and patients

16. 15. Clients resident outside England and Wales

17. 16. Advice and assistance from more than one solicitor

18. 17. Separate matters

19. 18. Refusal of advice and assistance

20. 19. Power to require information

21. 20. Entrusting functions to others

22. 21. Extensions

23. 22. Applications for approval of ABWOR

24. 23. Counsel

25. 24. Notification of approval of assistance by way of representation

26. 25. Withdrawal of approval of assistance by way of representation

27. 26. Appeals against refusal of ABWOR etc

28. 27. Determination of appeals

29. 28. Collection and refund of contributions

30. 29. Costs payable out of the fund

31. 30. Basis of assessments

32. 31. Recovery of costs

33. 32. Exceptions to charge on property recovered or preserved

34. 33. Authority not to enforce the charge

35. 34. Costs awarded against a client

36. 35. Costs of successful unassisted parties out of the fund

37. 36. False statements etc

38. Signature

39. 1. SCHEDULE 1

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES

       1. 1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires– “capital” means...

       2. 2. The provisions of this Schedule apply to a man and...

       3. 3. Any question arising under this Schedule shall be decided by...

       4. 4. The disposable capital and disposable income of the person concerned...

       5. 5. The resources of any person who, under section 26(3) and...

       6. 6. If it appears to the solicitor that the person concerned...

       7. 7. (1) In computing the capital and income of the person...

       8. 8. In computing the capital of the person concerned–

       9. 9. In computing the income of the person concerned–

       10. 10. If the person concerned is making bona fide payments for...

       11. 11. Where it appears to the solicitor that there has been...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       CONTRIBUTIONS BY CLIENTS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       EXCEPTIONS TO CHARGE ON PROPERTY RECOVERED OR PRESERVED

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       COSTS AWARDED AGAINST A CLIENT

       1. 1. No costs attributable to the period during which a client...

       2. 2. The court may, if it thinks fit, refer to the...

       3. 3. In determining the amount of the client’s liability his dwelling-house,...

       4. 4. Any person, not being himself a client, who is a...

       5. 5. The court may, if it thinks fit, order the client...

       6. 6. The court may direct– (a) that payment under the order...

       7. 7. The party in whose favour an order is made may...

       8. 8. Where an order for costs is made against a client...

       9. 9. Where a client is a child, his means for the...

       10. 10. Where an order for costs is made against a next...

40. Explanatory Note