legal aid certificate

If an appeal is merited, application can be made for an extension of the legal aid certificate to cover the appellate proceedings.

However, in proceedings under the Children Act 1989 it is almost always the case that the parents are represented by virtue of a legal aid certificate.

If I wanted to rip people off to make money, I wouldn't have taken a Legal Aid certificate.

If the litigant was not assisted at first instance, or before one of the appellate tribunals, a full application for a legal aid certificate must be made.

I would accordingly hold that the House had jurisdiction under section 18 to order payment by the board of the defendant's costs incurred before the issue of his legal aid certificate.

Costs can not be claimed before Legal Aid is granted or beyond the Green Form limit or any limitation on a Legal Aid certificate.

Though not expressly so stated as in the case of criminal appeals where there is a criminal legal aid order, it seems that a civil legal aid certificate will also cover advice on appeal.

Provided that the form is received in the area office within three working days of the receipt of instructions, a legal aid certificate will be granted to cover work done prior to the date of issue.

The House ordered that the defendant's costs before the issue of his legal aid certificate in respect of his costs as from 5 July 1990 should be paid from the legal aid fund.

The proposals would cause disproportionate damage to the Legal Aid Scheme - cutting the number of legal aid certificates by 30% in order to make a saving of only 4% of the total costs of the Scheme.

For clients, these changes have resulted in the ability to apply for a legal aid certificate, receive summary legal advice and be referred to relevant services without the burden of lengthy travels; a common complaint for those living outside major cities.