Tax Clearance procedures for Legal Aid panel applicants

Criminal Law 01/01/2002

Practitioners are advised that where assistant solicitors have obtained tax clearance certificates for the purposes of inclusion on the criminal legal aid scheme panel, it is also necessary for the principal of the firm, or, where there are a number of partners, each partner of the firm, to obtain a general tax clearance certificate. Members are referred to the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) (Tax Clearance Certificate) Regulations, 1999 for full details.