Regulation 4 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989

The following shall be inserted after regulation 102:

“Production of documentation and disclosure of information

102A

A solicitor shall promptly produce to the Commission any documentation in his possession or control, and disclose any information, which the Commission may request from time to time in connection with any proceedings in respect of which it has made payment to the solicitor.

Recoupment of losses and excesses

102B

(1)

Where the fund incurs loss in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 102, the solicitor shall pay to the Commission a sum equivalent to the amount of such loss or such proportion of that amount as the Commission considers appropriate.

(2)

Where for whatever reason a solicitor has been paid an amount greater than that to which he is entitled, the Commission may recover the excess either by way of repayment by the solicitor or by way of deduction from any other sum which may be due to him.”.