Regulation 29: Contributions

The Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) (Legal Persons) Regulations 2013 · S.I. 2013/512View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Civil legal aid for legal persons — CHAPTER 4: Payment for services

Subject to regulation 17, all contributions must be—

assessed at the beginning of the case; and
paid to the Lord Chancellor.

Where—

an application is made for legal representation; and
the disposable income of the legal person exceeds £315,

the legal person must pay the following contributions—

Where—

an application is made for legal representation; and
the disposable capital of the legal person exceeds £3,000,

the legal person must pay a contribution of the lesser of the excess and the sum which the Director considers to be the likely maximum cost of the civil legal services provided to the legal person.

All contributions under paragraph (2) must be paid monthly throughout the period that the determination in relation to which a certificate was issued is in force beginning with the day that the legal person accepts the condition to which the determination is made subject to pay the required contribution.

All contributions under paragraph (3) must be paid on acceptance of the condition to which the determination is made subject that the legal person pays the required contribution.

Paragraph (7) applies where—

an application is made for legal representation; and
the Director considers that—
there are other persons or bodies, including those who have the same or a similar interest to the legal person or who might benefit from any proceedings, who can reasonably be expected to contribute to the cost of the civil legal services; or
some other source of funding exists which could be used to contribute to that cost.

Where this paragraph applies, the Director may add a reasonable additional amount to the contribution (if any) due from the legal person.

The Director may subsequently vary the amount of any additional contribution payable under paragraph (7).

The Director may, if the Director considers it equitable to do so, waive all or part of the contributions payable under this regulation, if—

the Director was satisfied, in determining that the legal person qualified for legal representation, that the proceedings had a significant wider public interest; and
in making that determination, the Director took into account that there were other claimants or potential claimants who might benefit from the proceedings.

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