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The Scottish Legal Aid Board has confirmed that regulations to increase Scottish solicitors’ legal assistance fees and introduce revised payment arrangements for summary and solemn criminal legal aid will come into force on 29 April 2023. For solemn criminal cases, transitional arrangements have been put in place to allow the reform fee table for cases that are effective now, but do not conclude until on or after 29 April, to be used.
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