Criminal Legal Aid Scheme – introduction of payment of legal aid fees by electronic funds transfer
Criminal Law
28/08/2009
The Financial Shared Services (FSS) Division of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has advised that, as from 1 November 2009, all payments to solicitors under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme and related ad hoc schemes will be made by electronic funds transfer.
An electronic remittance advice will issue to the solicitor’s email address, the details of which will reflect the information currently contained in the hard copy remittance advice. The FSS Division will contact individual solicitors in the coming weeks seeking the necessary bank details.