Regulation of Legal Aid in UK Law
Legislation
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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
...... . (3) In section 128 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (power to change test ... . . (a) regulations under section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments ......
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
......(c) establishing and maintaining a body to provide services or facilitate the provision of services. . (3) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision about the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to persons who provide services under arrangements made for the purposes of ......
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Legal Aid Act 1974
......,. . . and (in either case) his disposable capital does not exceed 250. . (2) Regulations may provide that there shall be substituted— . . ( a . ) for the weekly sum specified in subsection (1) above,. such other weekly sum, not ......
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Finance Act 2014
...... . (4) In section 852 of that Act (power to make regulations disapplying duty to deduct sums representing income tax), in subsection ... series of transactions, agreement or understanding, whether or not legally enforceable, and any associated operations. . . (3) Subject to ......
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Books & Journal Articles
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Third Way Regulation? Community Legal Service Partnerships
This article examines recent changes in the civil legal aid scheme in England and Wales (now called the Community Legal Service) and the creation of Community Legal Service Partnerships in particul...
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Regulating Law Firm Ethics Management: An Empirical Assessment of an Innovation in Regulation of the Legal Profession in New South Wales
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) was the first jurisdiction to fully deregulate law firm structure and allow alternative business structures in the legal profession. At the same time i...
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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.........Several definitions of 'limited legal aid' are considered. The system of the various criminal treaties, together ...Neither do they fall under the customs convention or EEC regulations. Looking at the Additional Protocol of the Euro-pean Convention on Mutual ......
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Problems applying traditional anti‐money laundering procedures to non‐financial transactions, “parallel banking systems” and Islamic financial systems
Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to consider the unique and even positive nature of hawalas and other informal fund transfer systems (IFTs) in the developing world. Design/methodolog......... the conventional viewthat IFTs should be subject to extensive regulation and scrutiny because they have been abused bysome participants. Many ...The paper then discusses legal issuesinvolving IFTs in developing and developed countries, discussing ......
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Together forever? How State aid law will affect the UK even after Brexit
After the UK Brexit referendum of 23 June the implications on the political, economic and legal relations between the UK and the EU have been discussed from many angles. But what about one of the m......... of 23 June the implications on the political, economic and legal relations between the UK and the EU have been discussed from many angles. ......
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European Commission Aims To Modernise State Aid Control
...... envisages: (i) a possible review of the state aid de minimis Regulation, to determine whether the threshold is still appropriate;. (ii) possibly ... necessarily comprehensive and do not purport to give professional or legal advice. All Law-Now information relates to circumstances prevailing at the ......
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From rule makers to rule takers? State Aid in the UK post-Brexit
On 14 November 2018, the European Commission and the UK government announced that they had agreed a draft Withdrawal Agreement. While this agreement still requires the consent of the UK Parliament ......... (iii) The block exemption regulations including the General Block Exemption Regulation;. (iv) The procedural ... aid control when the UK leaves the EU would mean there would be no legal framework to prevent subsidies that distort trade within the UK". Further ......
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Beyond Brexit: Preparing For Changes To The Treatment Of UK State Aid
......later in the year, this would present significant legal and. practical challenges, and would involve agreement on a continuing. UK ...England and Wales (authorized and regulated by the Solicitors. Regulation Authority and registered in England and Wales number OC. 303359); Mayer ......
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