The Act that set out the legal aid scheme in England and Wales until 1 April 2013, when the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) replaced it. It still applies to older legal aid certificates, including when a legally aided party can be ordered to pay another party's costs (only where reasonable, and subject to the statutory charge). Section 11 is often referenced in costs orders against publicly funded parties.
In Plain English
The older law on how legal aid worked (replaced by LASPO in 2013), including when someone receiving legal aid might have to pay the other person's legal costs.
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