The draft Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 have been published; they amend the merits tests for civil legal aid to remove funding from borderline cases. They are due to come into force on 27th January 2014; practitioners dealing with cases that might be classed as borderline would be wise to get applications in before then.
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- Families of victims of London Bridge terror attack have been refused legal aid during the inquest - Daily Mail June 23, 2019
- The criminal justice system is in tatters – and it will lead to the collapse of the rule of law unless something is done - The Independent June 15, 2019
- Civil Casework Solicitors – Civil Legal Assistance Office - Scottish Legal News October 3, 2019
Where are teh vires for this in s 11?
David Burrows