LAA Survey on CFAs
HLPA’s Legal Aid Working Group has been working with the LAA to clarify what kinds of cases will and will not be suitable for a CFA. The LAA has a very confused idea, and appears to think that any case in which there is a theoretical possibility of inter parte costs is suitable for a CFA. This is casuing problems for people in obtaining funding in, for example, homeless judicial reviews and s.204 appeals. It is important that the LAA is aware of the limited range of matters for which a CFA is suitable and the very limited availability of ATE insurance.
The LAA has set up a survey to help clarify the issue, which can be found at:
Please could you complete the survey by 1st May 2014. The more responses the better.
Many thanks