F1Costs9A

1

This regulation applies if a legally aided party has received in a pre-commencement case funded services made available under the Community Legal Service in connection with relevant proceedings.

2

Where this regulation applies, the Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013 must be applied with the following modifications—

a

in regulation 7 (cost protection in relation to legal help, help with family mediation or family help (lower)), the references to legal help and family help (lower) include the following levels of service—

i

Legal Help; and

ii

Family Help (Lower);

b

in regulation 8(1) (periods during which cost protection applies), the reference to civil legal services includes funded services (other than Help at Court) made available under the Community Legal Service; and

c

in regulation 10(4) (costs order against the Lord Chancellor), the references to civil legal services include funded services made available under the Community Legal Service.

3

In paragraph (1), “legally aided party” and “relevant proceedings” have the same meaning as in the Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013.