Changes in criminal law matters

19/10/2011

Legal Aid NSW is introducing changes to the way aid is granted in criminal law matters.

These changes include:

1.�Amendments to the Criminal Law Fee Scale. 2.�The introduction of two panels; Specialist Barrister Panel (Complex Criminal Matters) and Criminal Appellate Matters Panel. 3.�A new application form in Grants Online, for District or Supreme Court trial and sentence matters, and Supreme Court Bail. 4.�The introduction of new Legal Aid NSW guidelines, and amendments to the Serious Criminal Law Panel and General Criminal Law Panel Practice Standards

For further information about these changes see the Legal Aid NSW website.

**19 October 2011 **