Legal Services Agency

June 2009 (pdf 208kb)

Statement of Intent 2008-2012 / Legal Aid Review Panel website / Auckland Criminal Legal Services expansion / Reminder – rates of payment and criminal steps are changing / Hot dates / Tips for lawyers / Agency Assurance Programme / Navigating www.lsa.govt.nz / LSMS – new legal aid management computer system / Listed provider audits for 2009/10

April 2009 (pdf 841kb)

Government announces review of legal aid / The Minister for Justice / Title transactions / ILAG Conference in Wellington 1 - 3 April 2009 / Tips for lawyers on… invoicing / Community Law Centre funding update / Revised proceedings steps for criminal legal aid /
Website update / All about – the Public Advisory Committee / The Policy and Development Team / News in Brief

December 2008 (pdf 177kb)

A solid year / New Public Defender / CLC funding considerations / Dunedin wins College of Law Community
Service in Law Award / Incorporating firms under the Lawyers & Conveyancers Act 2006 / Legal aid supply and demand report released / New family steps / Frequently asked questions / CLC/LSA Annual Meeting /  Word templates / Manual for legal aid lawyers and other providers

September 2008 (pdf 146kb)

Legal Service Agency Board decision on PDS / Simplifications to family legal aid / Online manual updated / Audit results / Online access to legal info sheets / Tips for lawyers on… applying for listing / Service Contracts Staff / Legal services review consultation / Changes to investigating and managing conduct / Navigating www.lsa.govt.nz

June 2008 (pdf 188kb)

Change in provider remuneration / Training sessions /  New law service in Auckland / Business systems upgrade / Review of initial legal services / Tax tips /  What's new?

October 2007 (pdf 144kb)

New payment policy for callovers / Criminal Justice Reform Changes / Ordering Forms Electronically / Random audit results / Financial Eligibility Guide / 30th birthday celebration / Two New Community Law Centres Contracted / CLC National Funding Policy / Informing Clients / PDLA – New Practice Note / New Managers

July 2007 (pdf 296kb)

Public Defence Service pilot / New Board member / Statement of Intent 2007 – 2010 / Payment for waiting time – Status Hearings / Legal aid for Electronic Monitoring of bail / Litigation Experience Level Guidelines / Review of Initial Criminal Legal Services / One-off listing approval process / Updated Treaty of Waitangi resource / Streamlining initiatives – fewer forms / Farewells

April 2007 (pdf 200kb)

Remuneration review TOR and chair /  Website / Legal Services Amendment Act implementation / Provider seminars feedback / CLC national funding / Legal Aid for private mediation/ Payment for providers for debt assistance / Legal aid supply and demand report released / Complaints about provider conduct

February 2007 (pdf 206kb)

A Big Step for Legal Services in New Zealand / Help to find a lawyer / lsa.govt.nz revamp

December 2006 (pdf 228kb)

2006 – It’s been a big year / 2006 Annual Report / Legal Services Amendment Act Update / Bail with Electronic Monitoring (EM bail) / LSA changes affecting your business / Parenting Hearings Programme / Review of Initial Criminal Legal Services

October 2006 (pdf 156kb)

Legal Services Amendment Act/ PDS Update / Review of initial criminal legal services / Criminal legal aid / Mileage rates increased / Random audit results / LawAccess / One-off listing approval process

July 2006 (pdf 185kb)

Implementing the 2006 Amendment Act / Legal Aid for Parole Board hearings / Legal Aid for LARP Reviews / Provider Coverage / Payment for waiting time / Confirmation of Benefit form / Law Related Education kits / Initial Criminal Legal Services

May 2006 (pdf 192kb)

Legal Services Amendment Act 2006 / Immigration education kit launched / Global grant field test / Legal Aid Remuneration / PDS Update / Review of initial criminal legal services / Planning for a pandemic / LARP update

February 2006 (pdf 100kb)

Legal Services Amendment Bill (No2) Implementation / Update on global granting / Community legal services / Listed Provider Suspension / Consideration and Review process / PDS Update / National Survey / Changes in the Public Advisory Committee / LARP update

December 2005 (pdf 225kb)

Annual report overview / Revised ACC steps / Restorative Justice and the MOJ / Public Advisory Committee / Legal aid for LARP reviews / Global Granting / LARP update

November 2005 (pdf - 255kb)

Waitakere service opens / Global granting consultation / CLC news / Listed provider updates / Provider waiting time / New employment or contact details / Review of initial criminal legal services / LARP update

September 2005 (pdf - 422kb)

Baywide Community law service / CLCs allocated $8 million / New website for CLC Coalition / Wellington regional legal needs research completed / Legal Services Amendment Bill (No 2) / Litigation expereince levels / PDS assignment / LARP update / Agency's next three years

July 2005 (pdf - 150kb)

Care of Children Act Implementation / Analysis of provider supply, distribution and assignment / Legal Services Bill Amendment Update / Authorised Payments / Maximum grants in criminal cases / Work and Income letter revised / PDS pilot update / New CLCs / LARP appointments/reappointments / LARP update

May 2005 (pdf - 209kb)

Legal aid eligibility extended / New community law services / Listed provider application form / Streamlining initiatives / Waiting time / Assignment practices and duty solicitor protocols / E-lodgement feasibility / PDS assignment / Reconsideration and/or review / LARP members / Court of Appeal and Supreme Court - fees waiver/refund / LARP update

March 2005 (pdf - 473KB)

Hutt Valley CLC fully-fledged / PDS pilot / User-friendly legal information / LARP quarterly update / Form 5 revised / New LARP form