Regulation 6 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (General) (Regulations) 1989

Regulation 91 shall be amended by adding after paragraph 2 the following paragraphs:—

“(2A)

The assisted person’s solicitor may take proceedings for the recovery of costs in the circumstances to which regulation 107B applies.

(2B)

Where the Board has paid costs to which regulation 92(1)(b) refers, but those costs have not been reimbursed by payment from any other party in favour of the assisted person, the solicitor shall require the consent of the Area Director before taking proceedings to which paragraph (2A) refers.”.