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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Examination of claims made by providers

90: Aided person may request examination of cost of services

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"Check if your legal aid bill is correct"

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You can ask the Commissioner to check the cost of legal aid services you got. You can do this if you think the main lawyer billed for more time than they worked or claimed for things they did not use. You can ask for this check at any time before 20 days after you get the bill. You can also ask for more time to make this request. The Commissioner will decide if you can have more time. You can look at s 38 for more information.

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Part 3Administration of legal services system
Quality assurance system for providers: Examination of claims made by providers

90Aided person may request examination of cost of services

  1. An aided person may request the Commissioner to examine the cost of services under a grant of legal aid to the person if he or she considers that the lead provider—

  2. has claimed in respect of more time than was actually spent providing services under the grant; or
    1. has claimed for disbursements that were not in fact used in providing these services.

      1. The aided person may request an examination at any time before the 20th day (or such longer time as the Commissioner, on application, allows) after the person has received notice of the cost of services.

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