Regulation 15: Provider to pay money recovered to the Lord Chancellor

The Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013 · S.I. 2013/503View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: ENFORCEMENT OF THE STATUTORY CHARGE

The legally aided party's provider must without delay—

inform the Lord Chancellor of any money or other property recovered or preserved;
send to the Lord Chancellor a copy of any order or agreement under which the money or other property was recovered or preserved; and
subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and regulation 16, pay to the Lord Chancellor all money received by the provider by virtue of regulation 13.

Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to any money which is not subject to the statutory charge by virtue of regulation 5.

The Lord Chancellor may authorise the legally aided party's provider to—

pay to the Lord Chancellor under paragraph (1)(c) only such amount as in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor is necessary to safeguard the Lord Chancellor's interests;
retain, after payment of any amount under sub-paragraph (a), any amount received under a legally aided party's costs order or agreement; and
pay any other money to the legally aided party.

Where the provider pays money to the Lord Chancellor in accordance with this regulation, the provider must specify what sums relate to—

costs;
damages;
interest on costs; and
interest on damages.

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