Meikles Solicitors LLP
Meikles Solicitors LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and is authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities. This firm is a recognised body law practice with regulatory reference number 620405 and has been authorised since 2015-05-01. They operate from 7 offices, with their head office in Spennymoor.
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Practice Areas
Offices
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 7NE
Legal aid at this office
Family · 1 procurement area
- Durham
Darlington
DL3 7RX
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 2 duty solicitor schemes
- DS1001 Darlington & South Durham
- DS2702 Northallerton & Richmond
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 8HX
Legal aid at this office
Family · 1 procurement area
- Durham
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 2 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2902 Gateshead
- DS5005 Tynedale & Hexham
Family · 1 procurement area
- Gateshead
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 7SE
Legal aid at this office
Family · 1 procurement area
- Durham
Sedgefield
Stockton-on-Tees
Cleveland
TS21 3AS
Legal aid at this office
Mental Health · 1 procurement area
- North
Legal Aid
Legal aid is publicly funded help with legal costs in England and Wales, run by the Legal Aid Agency. Firms hold a separate contract for each category of law they cover, and whether someone qualifies depends on their financial means and the type of case. Meikles Solicitors LLP appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Defence representation for people arrested, charged, or facing prosecution, including police station, magistrates court, and Crown Court work.
Criminal legal aid covers the cost of a solicitor when you have been arrested, charged with a crime, or are facing prosecution. The duty solicitor scheme means anyone arrested can ask for a free solicitor at the police station regardless of income, with no means test. Once a case reaches court, eligibility for representation is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Darlington, Gateshead
4 duty solicitor schemes
Family law support where there is documented domestic abuse, plus care proceedings, child protection, forced marriage, and international child abduction.
Family legal aid covers domestic abuse, child protection (including care proceedings), forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and international child abduction. Routine divorce and child arrangements are generally not covered by legal aid since the 2013 LASPO reforms unless there is evidence of domestic abuse. Care proceedings are non-means-tested for parents; other family legal aid is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill, Gateshead, Spennymoor
4 procurement areas
Representation at Mental Health Tribunal hearings and related capacity matters.
Mental Health legal aid covers representation at Mental Health Tribunal hearings, where patients detained under the Mental Health Act can challenge their detention and treatment. It also covers Court of Protection cases concerning deprivation of liberty for people who lack capacity. Representation at tribunal is non-means-tested when challenging detention; other contexts are means tested.
Available at these offices: Stockton-on-Tees
1 procurement area
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 620405
- Authorisation Status
- SRA-regulated firm
- Organisation Type
- Recognised body law practice
- Previous Names
- Meikles Solicitors
- Other Websites
- http://www.meikles.co.uk
