The following tablesgive details of the fees paid to solicitors’ firms between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 for civil legalaid, criminal legal aid, and children’s legal aid. A further table shows thefirms with all fees combined. All fee payments are excluding VAT and includesolicitor and solicitor-advocate fees paid to the firm.
Royal Mail postalareas have been used to illustrate regionality of earnings and an explanationof the codes is given below. For firms with multiple branches, the postal areaof the main branch of the firm handling payments has been used although suchfirms will in reality generate their fees across their branch network which mayspan more than one postal area. It is not possible to apportion fees amongstspecific branches in a multi-branch firm.
Firms may appearin different columns in different tables. Hence the figures in the threeindividual tables do not always sum to the figures in the overall table. Firmswhich appear in a lower banding in the individual tables may end up in a higherbanding overall when their fees are combined.
Table 1. CivilLegal Aid Fees Paid to Solicitors’ Firms Between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 by Postcode Area
1.1 A number offirms, especially in the Edinburgh area, act as agents at the Court ofSession for other firms based around the country. These Edinburgh agents’ fees are paid as outlays in the nominatedsolicitors’ accounts. Their fees are not included in the table above.
1.2 Civil feesinclude fees paid for Civil Legal Advice and Assistance work and Civil LegalAid work.
Table 2. CriminalLegal Aid Fees Paid To Solicitors’ Firms Between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 by Postcode Area
2.1 Criminalpayments include payments for Contempt of Court, Duty and Appeals work.
2.2 Criminal feesinclude fees paid for criminal legal advice and assistance work and for children’slegal advice and assistance work. Historically, children’s and criminal advice andassistance were included on the same accounting code. They have now beenseparated and from 2007-08 onwards payments for these two activities will beable to be distinguished separately.
2.3 Fees for Children’sLegal Aid work are shown separately in the following table
Table 3. Children’sLegal Aid Fees Paid to Solicitors’ Firms Between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 by Postcode Area
Table 4. AllLegal Aid Fees Paid to Solicitors’ Firms Between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 by Postcode Area
| Code | Postal towns | |
| AB | Aberdeen, Aberlour, Aboyne, Alford, Ballater, Ballindalloch, Banchory, Banff, Buckie, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keith, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Milltimber, Peterculter, Peterhead, Stonehaven, Strathdon, Turriff, Westhill | |
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| DD | Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, Newport-On-Tay, Tayport | |
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| DG | Annan, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Gretna, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer, Thornhill | |
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| EH | Balerno, Bathgate, Bo’ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder, West Linton | |
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| FK | Alloa, Alva, Bonnybridge, Callander, Clackmannan, Crianlarich, Denny, Dollar, Doune, Dunblane, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Killin, Larbert, Lochearnhead, Menstrie, Stirling, Tillicoultry | |
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| G | Alexandria, Arrochar, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Helensburgh | |
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| HS | Castlebay, Harris, Isle Of Benbecula, Isle Of Lewis, Isle Of Scalpay, Leverburgh, Lochboisdale, Lochmaddy, Stornoway | |
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| IV | Achnasheen, Alness, Ardgay, Avoch, Beauly, Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fochabers, Forres, Fortrose, Gairloch, Garve, Invergordon, Inverness, Isle Of Skye, Kyle, Lairg, Lossiemouth, Muir Of Ord, Munlochy, Nairn, Plockton, Portree, Rogart, Strathcarron, Strathpeffer, Strome Ferry, Tain, Ullapool | |
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| KA | Ardrossan, Ayr, Beith, Brodick, Cumnock, Dalry, Darvel, Galston, Girvan, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Largs, Mauchline, Maybole, Millport, Newmilns, Prestwick, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Troon, West Kilbride | |
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| KW | Berriedale, Brora, Dunbeath, Forsinard, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Kirkwall, Latheron, Lybster, Orkney, Stromness, Thurso, Wick | |
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| KY | Anstruther, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kinross, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lochgelly, St Andrews | |
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| ML | Airdrie, Bellshill, Biggar, Carluke, Coatbridge, Hamilton, Lanark, Larkhall, Motherwell, Shotts, Strathaven, Wishaw | |
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| PA | Appin, Ballygrant, Bishopton, Bowmore, Bridge Of Orchy, Bridge Of Weir, Bridgend, Bruichladdich, Cairndow, Campbeltown, Colintraive, Craighouse, Dalmally, Dunoon, Erskine, Gourock, Greenock, Inveraray, Isle Of Coll, Isle Of Colonsay, Isle Of Gigha, Isle Of Iona, Isle Of Mull, Johnstone, Kilmacolm, Lochgilphead, Lochwinnoch, Oban, Paisley, Port Askaig, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Port Glasgow, Portnahaven, Renfrew, Rothesay, Scarinish, Skelmorlie, Tarbert, Taynuilt, Tighnabruaich, Wemyss Bay | |
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| PH | Aberfeldy, Acharacle, Arisaig, Auchterarder, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Blairgowrie, Boat Of Garten, Carrbridge, Corrour, Crieff, Dalwhinnie, Dunkeld, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Grantown-On-Spey, Invergarry, Isle Of Canna, Isle Of Eigg, Isle Of Rum, Kingussie, Kinlochleven, Lochailort, Mallaig, Nethy Bridge, Newtonmore, Perth, Pitlochry, Roy Bridge, Spean Bridge | |
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| TD | Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Cockburnspath, Coldstream, Cornhill-On-Tweed, Duns, Earlston, Eyemouth, Galashiels, Gordon, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Lauder, Melrose, Mindrum, Newcastleton, Selkirk | |
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| ZE | Lerwick, Shetland | |
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