The trust provides financial assistance to facilitate meeting necessary costs, expenses or outlays in relation to legal matters for which pro bono services are being supplied:
- to members of the public who are in need or unable to meet them or are suffering financial hardship; or
- to charitable institutions of limited means which support local communities or community organisations or activities; or
- where the trust is satisfied there is a public interest.
Applications should be through a solicitor to:
Professional Practice Department
Scottish Legal Services Trust
Law Society of Scotland
Atria One,
144 Morrison Street,
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
(LP1 - EDINBURGH - 1)
