ABSTRACT
If, during the first interview, you are able to assess your client’s eligibility for legal aid, then you should provide him/her with further information on: • the effect of the statutory charge and its amount
(see 1.3.5); • your client’s obligation to pay his/her legal aid
contributions regularly and the consequences of failing to do so;
• the fact that your client may, although this is rare, be ordered by the court to contribute to the other party’s costs.
