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Legal Aid Saskatchewan Increases Tariff
December 21, 2020Legal Aid Saskatchewan (LAS) increases its Legal Aid tariff of fees to $92.00 per hour for new assignments. The increase will also be added proportionately to the fixed fees. The new tariff documents are posted on the Legal Aid Saskatchewan website.
The rate will be effective on all appointments issued with an effective date on or after January 1, 2021. The new rate will not apply to appointments issued prior to January 1, 2021.
LAS also reminds the private bar to use the Legal Aid Account forms found on its website under the following link Legal Aid Account forms.