Legal Aid Guide

In terms of section 3A of the Legal Aid Act details of policies and procedures for providing and administering legal aid are set out in a guide called the Legal Aid Guide.

The guide serves to explain to the South African public how legal aid is granted and managed in a fair and transparent manner as it is not possible to provide legal aid in all instances due to budgetary and resource constraints.

Legal Aid Guide 2014 - 7.5 MB pdf

Circulars

2014

Circular 1 - 218 KB pdf

2013

Circular 1 - 295 KB pdf
Circular 2 - 183 KB pdf
Circular 3 - 385 KB pdf

2012

Circular 1 - 188 KB pdf
Circular 2 - 188 KB pdf
Circular 3 - 331 KB pdf

2011

Circular 1- 686 KB pdf

2010

Circular 1 - 705 KB pdf
Circular 2- 675 KB pdf

2009

Circular 1 - 171 KB pdf

2008

Circular 1 - 1.2 MB pdf
Circular 2 - 39 KB pdf

2007

Circular 1 - 363 KB pdf

2006

Circular 1 - 953 KB pdf
Circular 2 - 251 KB pdf
Circular 3 - 79 KB pdf
Circular 4 - 441 KB pdf
Circular 5 - 676 KB pdf

2005

Circular 1 - 1 MB pdf
Circular 2 - 1 MB pdf
Circular 3 - 1 MB pdf
Circular 4 - 205 KB pdf

2004

Circular 1 - 67 KB pdf
Circular 2 - 1 MB pdf
Circular 3 - 922 KB pdf
Circular 4- 714 KB pdf
Circular 5 - 1 MB pdf

2003

Circular 1 - 1.1 MB pdf
Circular 2 - 692 KB pdf
Circular 3 - 727 KB pdf

2002

Circular 1 – 226 KB pdf
Circular 2 – 482 KB pdf
Circular 3 - 214 KB pdf
Circular 4 - 176 KB pdf
Circular 5 - 1 MB pdf

Annexures to the Legal Aid Guide

for downloading and printing

C – Application for legal aid - 100 KB pdf
G1 & G2 – Means test - 83 KB pdf
G3 – Applicant income and expenditure - 83 KB pdf
G4 – Contribution payable by accused - 46 KB pdf
H – Clients leave to appeal - 105 KB pdf
J – Expert witness - 72 KB pdf
K1 – Account in a criminal trial - 121 KB pdf
K2 – Account enquiry - 457 KB pdf
K3 – Practitioners checklist - 109 KB pdf
K4 – Declaration of dispute - 320 KB pdf
K5 – Details of dispute - 371 KB pdf
K6 – Civil claims account - 122 KB pdf
L – Refusal of legal aid - 679 KB pdf
M – Section 3B report - 614 KB pdf
N – Curators appointment and certificate - 56 KB pdf
O1 – Legal Aid SA accreditation criteria - 92 KB pdf
O2 – Accreditation agreement for private practitioners - 1.2 MB pdf
O3 – Terms and conditions of accreditation for private practitioners - 149 KB pdf
O4 – Application for accreditiation by legal practitioners - 88 KB pdf
Q – Refusal of legal aid assistance by accused - 48 KB pdf
R – Acknowledgement and undertaking by applicant - 55 KB pdf
S – Annexure to LA2 with co-accused details - 59 KB pdf
T – Judicare progress report in criminal matter - 48 KB pdf

Tariffs and disbursements

2013 - Tariff of Fees and Disbursements in Criminal Matters - 186 KB pdf
2013 - Tariff of Fees and Disbursements in Civil Matters - 179 KB pdf
2012 - Tariffs in Criminal Matters - 202 KB pdf
2012 - Tariffs in Civil Matters - 202 KB pdf