Annual report highlights important public function played by legal aid
27 November 2020
See our Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20, including performance & accountability reports, financial statements, key stats & fees paid to the legal profession
General
St Andrew’s Day and festive period payment arrangements
13 November 2020
View information about the payment dates over the St Andrew's Day and festive public holidays 2020.
Criminal
Consultation launched about application of the Interests of Justice test in summary criminal sheriff court proceedings
1 October 2020
Details on our consultation about how we apply the Interests of Justice test in summary criminal proceedings in the sheriff court and how to submit your views
General
Issue with telephone system
19 June 2020
We have been notified of a major outage to the Vodafone network which affected our phone system.
General
Solicitor account payments may be delayed due to system issues
11 June 2020
A technical problem has meant that some solicitor payments may not be received into bank accounts until Monday 15 June.
General
Covid-19: Help for people making payments to the Legal Aid Fund
8 April 2020
Steps we've put in place to help people with payments to make and what you can do if you're having problems due to the Covid-19 crisis.
General
Offices closed Monday 2 December 2019
28 November 2019
Our offices will be closed on Monday 2 December 2019 for a public holiday.
General
St Andrew’s Day and festive period payment arrangements
25 November 2019
View information about the payment dates over the St Andrew's Day and festive public holidays.
General
Short term disruption on calls to direct dial numbers on Tuesday 29 October
10 October 2019
Find out how to reach your desired team or member of staff during the limited disruption to our telephone service on Tuesday 29 October.
General
SLAB publishes response to consultation on Legal Aid reform
2 October 2019
News release on SLAB's response to Government’s legal aid consultation that focuses on possibilities for reshaping legal as a public service
