In our series of legal aid billing seminars, you’ll learn how the billing process works and hear from expert speakers on how to get it right first time.
Hear from expert representatives from the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), and specialist publicly funded chambers to provide top tips for making the system work for you.
Civil (family) session, 18 September 2025, 5.30 to 7pm
Watch the recording below
About the seminar series
Due to high demand, our popular legal aid billing seminars are back. See our Criminal legal aid billing seminar and our Civil (non-family) legal aid billing seminar.
In each of these sessions you’ll discover how to:
- Get it right first time and reduce the risk of your fees being rejected
- Understand legal aid processes
- Resolve common legal aid challenges
- Receive training, find guidance and get support for the LAA platform
Although the legal aid systems are currently unavailable due to the cyber incident, we’ll be running our series of seminars later this year to talk you through the claims process and make sure you’re billing for all the fees you’re entitled to.
Who’s this for?
Civil (family) barristers and fees clerks
What we’ll discuss
- Hourly rates cases:
- What to charge
- Calculate enhancements
- The process for high cost cases
- Family graduated fee scheme (FGFS):
- How FGFS differs from family advocacy scheme (FAS)
- Best practice when claiming special issues payments (SIPs) and special preparation
- Very high cost cases:
- Understanding the differences across the various schemes
- How to apply for authority for two counsel
- Interim case plans
- In addition:
- How to bill deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS)
- Recitals in court orders
- Supporting documents for claims
- Which rates apply for an advice on appeal
- Latest developments
Speakers
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Chair: Shiva Ancliffe KC, Vice-Chair Bar Council’s Remuneration Committee
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Scott Baldwin: Senior Clerk at St John's Buildings, Liverpool
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Rob Damiao, Kathryn Rothwell and Nicola Johanson: the Legal Aid Agency