Access to legal aid

[posse]

there used to be a scheme where, for a minimal fee (about �10.00 about 12 years ago!) you could seek basic, preliminary information from a solicitor. Does this still exist? My husband is a builder, owed about 20k + 6k the client took from us as well. Trying to find out just what action we can take without incurring a whole raft of debt in the process.

[Buenchico]

See here:
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/index.j sp
and (with greater relevance) here:
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder /forms/ex350_0406.pdf

That second document refers to leaflets EX302, EX304 and EX309. They can be accessed from here:
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/c laims/index.htm

Chris

[Maypole]

Some membership based organisations - the Federation of Small Business for example - include a legal helpline in with the membership benefits. Is he a member of any such organisation perhaps?