IMPORTANT NOTICE - NEW LEGAL AID UPDATE
MILLENNIUM ACCOUNTS RELEASE V5.72.4
September 2008

For Millennium Accounts LEGAL AID FIRMS

Overview

As you are probably aware, the Legal Services Commission has announced changes to Legal Aid CDS and Claims Forms. You will probably have received notification of this directly from the LSC (OPSIS are not responsible for supplying this information). Please note this is an important release for Legal Aid firms and we strongly recommend that you implement this new version as soon as possible.

The Millennium Accounts release of 5.72.4 primarily contains new reports and new miscellaneous features. It does, however, also include 3 new Legal Aid reports which are mandatory from 1st October 2008. Two of them (CDS1 & CDS7) are Word templates and could be emailed to users without the need for upgrading. Users who wish to produce the CLS CLAIM 1 form will need to upgrade to 5.72.4 or later.

Note: Not all Legal Aid users will need/use the CLS CLAIM 1.

Below is the relevant information from the release notes:

Legal Aid Form Updates

• The template for CDS1 "Client's Details Form" has been updated to version 7 October 2008.
• The template for CDS7 "Non-Standard Fee Contract Work Assessment Form" has been updated to version 8 October 2008.
• The CLS CLAIM 1 "Claim for assessment of costs or payment of costs following detailed assessment in civil cases" has been updated to version 11 October 2008.

The Legal Services Commission will have already notified providers of the form changes and the following information, supplied by the LSC, is accurate at the time of inclusion. Please refer to the LSC website or contact the LSC directly for the most up to date information.

"These forms are mandatory from 1st October 2008 but may be used before that date. All forms signed and dated on or after the mandatory date must be the new versions. Old versions signed and dated on or before 30th September will be accepted until 31st October after which time they will be rejected."

Downloads

Firms requiring urgent access to Millennium Accounts V5.72.4 can download the ZIP files containing the software from the following locations. Please click the links below and choose Save As... to save the ZIP file onto your computer. Please contact our Helpdesk if you require further assistance with extracting and installing the software.

Please choose either the DAO version if your system uses the Microsoft Access version of the database, or the ADO version if you use Microsoft SQL Server database (in Millennium go to Help->About, which will show to the right of the version number whether you currently use DAO or ADO):-

These files are quite large and will take several minutes to download depending on your internet connection. Please use right-click on the links and choose Save As... to download and save the file locally onto your computer before you un-Zip the file contents.

The ZIP file contains a CDROM image which can either be burned to CDROM for installing on your computer(s), or you can run the Setup.exe program after extracting the files from the ZIP.

Millennium Accounts V5.72.4 (ADO for Microsoft SQL Server) (large ZIP file 82Mb)

Millennium Accounts V5.72.4 (DAO for Microsoft Access) (large ZIP file 81Mb)

Please refer to the following Install/Upgrade instructions:-

OPSIS Millennium Accounts Install/Upgrade Guide (528Kb Adobe PDF format)

To view Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files you will need to download Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, click here to go Adobe's download pages. You will only need to do this once.

We are still making available the comprehensive and detailed document to accompany the previous V5.71.1 release - "OPSIS Legal Aid Update July 2008", which can be downloaded from the following link:-

Release Notes for Legal Aid changes in Millennium V5.71.1 (340Kb Adobe PDF format)

To view Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files you will need to download Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, click here to go Adobe's download pages. You will only need to do this once.

The Support Desk (Tel No: 01780 766300) will be available should you encounter any problems or need any further assistance.

We are dedicated to making sure our product keeps pace with the requirements for Legal Aid practitioners, you can help by giving us your views and feedback.

Sincerely
OPSIS Support Team