If you keep or gain money or property with the help of public funding from the Legal Services Agency NI (LSANI) in a civil case, the Agency is required by law to recover what it has spent on your case.
Therefore the Agency may take some of the money or property you have kept or gained to cover some or all of the costs of your case. This is called the Statutory Charge.
The Statutory Charge does not apply in every case, so please contact for advice in relation to your particular circumstances. Further information regarding the Statutory Charge is available on the Northern Ireland Legal Services Agency (LSANI) website.
