Legal Aid System in UK Law
Leading Cases
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R v Derby Magistrates' Court, ex parte B
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Connelly v RTZ Corporation Plc and Another
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Waddon v Whitecroft Scovell Ltd
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If, however, those who made them intended to lay down as a general proposition of law that, in deciding whether there is good reason for extending the validity of a writ, delays caused by the operation of the legal aid system should never be taken into account, I am unable to agree with such a proposition. Such delays occur and where they do it would be unrealistic to disregard their effect.
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Balabel v Air India
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Symphony Group Plc v Hodgson
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R (Refugee Legal Centre) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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R v Medway
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We are satisfied and hold that there is no such jurisdiction In our judgment the kernel of what has been described as the "nullity test" is that the Court is satisfied that the abandonment was not the result of a deliberate and informed decision, in other words that the mind of the applicant did not go with his act of abandonment.
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Legislation
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The Public Contracts Regulations 2015
... ... , not having an industrial or commercial character;(b) they have legal personality; and(c) they have any of the following characteristics:—(i) ... , means a disabled person who is a worker;“dynamic purchasing system” means the system referred to in regulation 34;“economic operator” ... ...
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Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
... ... (F57a) the provision of any civil legal services (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and ... proceedings, except insofar as those costs may be covered by its system of legal aid and advice.Upon ordering the return of a child or issuing an ... ...
- The Criminal Procedure Rules 2015
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Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020
... ... PART 9: Legal aid ... Assessment of claims for interim payment of fees and outlays ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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Effective Participation of Mentally Vulnerable Defendants in the Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales—The ‘Front Line’ from a Legal Perspective
Mentally vulnerable defendants who struggle to effectively participate in their trial in the magistrates’ courts are not receiving the same protection as those who stand trial in the Crown Court. T...... ... On closer examination of the law, the legal aid system and perspectives oflegal professionals on the front line, it is clear that improvements in policy are of greaterimportance than legal reform and are ... ...
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Legal Aid in the Eye of a Storm: Rationing, Contracting, and a New Institutionalism
This article discusses possible rationales underlying a legal aid system through an articulation of theories of distribution in the legal services market, considers the idea of prioritization and p...... ... This article discusses possible rationales underlying a legal aid system through an articulation of theories of distribution in the legal services market, considers the idea of prioritization and planning or, in the ... ...
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International Cooperation between Investigation Authorities and Public Prosecutors
This paper discusses international regulations in criminal law. Several definitions of ‘limited legal aid’ are considered. The system of the various criminal treaties, together with their additiona...... ... He is also co-author of a software packet (expert system) on the investigation of social security fraud. Mr Koers also teaches ... Several definitions of 'limited legal aid' are considered. The system of the various criminal treaties, together ... ...
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The Contingency Legal Aid Fund: A Third Way to Finance Personal Injury Litigation
Northern Ireland missed out on all the major reforms to civil justice which took place in England and Wales during the 1980s and 1990s. However the reform movement is now gathering pace and a Legal...... ... fee agreements (CFAs) but widespread hostility expressed by many interested parties led to the consideration of an alternative funding system, the Contingency Legal Aid Fund (CLAF). The relative merits of CFAs and CLAF are considered in the following pages. INTRODUCTION Legal aid in ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Record Court Case Delays Revealed By Latest Statistics
... ... activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales, for the ... quarter January to March ... ...
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'It's Legal Aid, Jim, But Not As We Know It.'
... ... By any measure this will be an extraordinary challenge to a legal aid system that has successfully protected the rights of tens of millions of people over the past 60 years. Yet, as against the projected impact of the ... ...
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Criminal Assistance: Applying EU Public Procurement Rules To English Criminal Legal Aid
... ... introduce best value tendering (BVT) for criminal defence ... services. In constructing this new system, the LSC needs to ... take into account the rules and principles of EU public ... procurement and, in particular, the application of the ... ...
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Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke MP Raises Concerns About European Contract Law
... ... pleasure to see before me today the leading figures in UK commercial legal services and share with you my views on the future of litigation ... We ... The second area is modernising the justice system. One lesson from my long and much reshuffled career is that it is ... ...
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Forms
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Appeal a visa or immigration decision (within the UK)
Immigration and Asylum Tribunal forms including the form to appeal a visa or immigration decision.... ... 3. You receive Legal Aid ... 4. You are the person (or someone with parental responsibility for ... assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/ ... file/868037/ex160-eng.pdf ... You can also ... ...
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Appeal a visa decision from outside the UK (ECO)
Immigration and Asylum Tribunal forms including the form to appeal a visa or immigration decision.... ... your appeal is of a type exempt from payment, you are in receipt of Legal Aid or Asylum Support or support under ... Section 17 of the Children’s ... Is your refusal on a points based system ... b. Post reference number ... Name of decision making post ... d ... ...
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T420)
Includes the refund form for claimants.... ... and other professional advisers or, in Scotland, under the legal aid scheme, ... may be able to help you prepare your case ... If your ... about tribunal publications and explain how the tribunal system works ... They may be able to help you fill in the form but they cannot ... ...
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