The Civil Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1999
These regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989 so as to:extend the circumstances in which a legal aid application or certificate may be transferred between area offices;extend the duty of an assisted person’s solicitor in respect of the information to be provided to the Legal Aid Board’s Area Director and the use to which such information may be put;restrict remuneration under certificates or contracts subject to costs limitations to the level of such limitation and make provision for any shortfall;clarify further the circumstances in which the indemnity principle is overridden where costs are awarded against a third party.