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The only comprehensive guide to the legal aid scheme, Legal Aid Handbook 2022/23 is the one book no legal aid lawyer can afford to be without. It covers the legal framework of the scheme, with full discussion of civil, criminal and family legal aid, and analysis of the leading case-law since LASPO. Legal Aid Handbook 2022/23 provides: practical, step by step guidance on conducting cases, getting paid, advocacy, and financial and contract management; comprehensive guidance on performance monitoring and quality standards; specialist chapters on family, immigration, mental health, community care, housing, crime, exceptional case funding and public law; tactics and tips on using CCMS, with useful workarounds; in-depth guidance on costs and a new chapter on IFA and ICA cost appeals. Legal Aid Handbook 2022/23 is packed full of case studies, checklists and practical tips. It provides clear guidance on the ever more complex legal aid system and is essential reading for everyone involved in legal aid from new caseworkers to experienced lawyers and managers.