legal aid

icequeenali

can anyone recomend a legal aid lawyer that might help in my case against the royal bank ? i live on the isle of skye and cant seem to find one willing to help through legal aid?? :rolleyes:

needaspirin

You could make a search on the Community Legal Advice website. Just enter your postcode to bring up local options.
http://www.clsdirect.org.uk/

icequeenali

thanks for the link . But as im in scotland its not really much use. Iv been through the scottish legal aid website and there is lots of lawyers on there that say yes they will take on a civil legal aid case, but when i fone them up they say no?? please help my case is on the 25th feb and im getting desperate now???

needaspirin

Why not try CAB. I think the closest is Tobermory http://www.cas.org.uk/WebOfficeDetails.aspx?id=12&letter=T

icequeenali

iv been to cab. there not any use at this moment. i just thought someone might see this post and know a lawyer that has done this type of case already???????? anyone???????????????
thanks again needasprin i think your the only person here thats reading my posts!!!

Orford

Legal aid is only available for an appeal against a decision from a small claims action, although it is not available for the small claims action itself.

icequeenali

so this is going to cost me lots then ??? brilliant.:mad:

Orford

What is the claim for, bank charges? How much?

icequeenali

bank charges yes . it was only for £1500.00 which when i first started the court case was all i was allowed to claim at any one time. im claiming back £4000.00 all together .

Orford

So have you filed more than 1 claim? or just 1 so far for £1500?

A precedent was set last year in Scotland preventing splitting a cliam into multiple claims, although now the small claims limit in scotland was increased in Jan to £3000

icequeenali

you can only have 1 case going at a time. when i won my case last year i did start another one but when it was recalled i had to cancel it.