Fantastic career opportunity for an experienced criminal lawyer in public service, managing a team of solicitors and administration staff.
Vacancies
Vacancy: Senior Tester
29 July 2020
A great opportunity to play a major role at SLAB, planning regression testing for deployments and delivering training to both internal and external users.
Criminal
Agents to prison video link technical issue
15 July 2020
Due to an ongoing technical issue you may not have received an email with dial in details from SPS.
Criminal
Covid-19: Counsel – interim fee claims for preparation in criminal cases
10 July 2020
Update explaining option for counsel to claim fees during Covid-19 for preparation work in criminal cases prior to case conclusion
Civil
Covid-19: New streamlined procedures for submitting interim accounts for Solemn Criminal & Children’s proceedings
30 June 2020
System changes have been made and, with effect from 1 July 2020, you will no longer require to upload any account in support of your interim fee claim.
All solicitor updates
Covid-19: Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
30 June 2020
This update sets out amendments to existing legal aid regulations that will come into force for the duration of the emergency Covid-19 period.
All solicitor updates
Covid-19: Guidance note – where accounts include charges for preparation of Written Representations which replace the need for any oral hearing
30 June 2020
This note sets out our approach to assessing an account or fee to be prepared as a direct alternative to an oral hearing during the Covid-19 emergency.
All solicitor updates
Covid-19: Form of application to restart action in Sheriff Court
30 June 2020
This update explains how civil accounts under a Form of application to restart action to the Sheriff Court should be charged
All solicitor updates
Covid-19: How payment to self-employed people during emergency affects eligibility for legal aid
29 June 2020
This update describes how self-employed business people affected by Covid-19 will be treated for the purposes of assessing eligibility for legal aid.
Criminal
Update on making three-way calls on the Agent to Prison VC link
23 June 2020
SPS can now accommodate three-way video link consultations with a maximum of three participants on each virtual visit.
