The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989

Notification of revocation or discharge

82.—(1) Where an Area Director revokes or discharges an assisted person’s certificate, he shall, unless the costs have already been determined, forthwith issue a notice of revocation or a notice of discharge (as the case may be), and shall send the notice (together with a copy) to his solicitor, and shall (except where the certificate has been discharged because the assisted person has died) send a further copy of the notice to the assisted person.

(2) A solicitor who receives a notice of revocation or a notice of discharge sent to him under paragraph (1) shall either forthwith, or if an appeal has been brought under regulation 81(2) which has been dismissed, forthwith upon receipt by him of a notice of dismissal–

(a)serve notice of such revocation or discharge upon any other persons who are parties to the proceedings, and

(b)inform any counsel, and if proceedings have been commenced, send a copy of the notice by post to the appropriate court office or registry.

(3) The copy of the notice sent to the appropriate court office or registry shall form part of the papers for the use of the court in the proceedings.

(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to authorised summary proceedings and, where an assisted person is a party to such proceedings, his solicitor shall before or at the first hearing that takes place after the notice of revocation or discharge (as the case may be) has been issued, file the notice with the clerk to the justices.

(5) Where the Area Director has considered revoking or discharging a certificate in consequence of information brought to his knowledge by any person, he may, if he thinks fit, inform that person whether or not the certificate has been revoked or discharged.