Sentences with phrase «by the legal aid agency»

It warns that many victims of domestic abuse are failing to meet the restrictive criteria set up by the Legal Aid Agency, under reforms originally brought in by Ken Clarke and now carried through by Chris Grayling.

The Public law team is well established and known by the Legal Aid Agency, the Courts, and the Treasury Solicitor.

Legal aid is run by the Legal Aid Agency, funding is available for certain types of cases.

Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), whose legal aid contracts were pulled by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) on 2 August, is likely to close its offices at the end of

It has now been just over three years since LASPO came into force, and the latest statistics published by the Legal Aid Agency demonstrate the huge reduction in the number of cases funded by legal aid.

The final nail in the coffin, it seems, was the announcement by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) that it was terminating the firm's contract.

CCMS: CCMS, or the «Client and Cost Management System» for civil legal aid applications, was made mandatory by the Legal Aid Agency from 1 April 2016 onwards, despite widespread opposition from the legal profession.

These statistics stand in stark contrast to the picture painted by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) in its latest annual report.

· The Administrative Court ruled that a policy operated by the Legal Aid Agency to deny legal aid for false imprisonment cases where there had been no deliberate or dishonest abuse of power was unlawful.

A less welcome developent in April was the «Client and Cost Management System» (CCMS) for civil legal aid applications being made mandatory by the Legal Aid Agency despite widespread opposition from the legal profession.

At the conclusion of your matter, all or part of any money recovered may be held by us or the Legal Aid Agency until the position in respect of the Statutory Charge has been assessed either by the Legal Aid Agency or the Court, and we have been paid the legal costs due to us.

R (MK Law) v Lord Chancellor [2016] EWHC 1194 (Admin) Successful challenge to allocation of duty rota slots by the Legal Aid Agency.

He also has experience in public procurement, and represented a number of the successful firms in challenges to the procurement of Duty Crime Contracts by the Legal Aid Agency.

Legal aid rates paid by the Legal Aid Agency and prosecution rates, which are roughly aligned to them, have fallen considerately.

Not exact matches

Class actions in Australia can be funded in many ways including by a class member or members, lawyers, legal aid, commercial third party funders, regulatory agencies or insurers.

The triage system will encompass services provided by New Mexico Legal Aid and five other legal aid agencies in the state, in addition to court, self - help and pro bono resouLegal Aid and five other legal aid agencies in the state, in addition to court, self - help and pro bono resourcAid and five other legal aid agencies in the state, in addition to court, self - help and pro bono resoulegal aid agencies in the state, in addition to court, self - help and pro bono resourcaid agencies in the state, in addition to court, self - help and pro bono resources.

In response to a letter before action sent to the Legal Aid Agency by Tuckers and others, the LAA have responded to the effect that they will engage in discussions with regards revising the scope of the controversial «embarrassment clause» which was contained in the draft 2016 Criminal Legal Aid contract.

Delivering access to justice demands change and action on a very broad range of initiatives — pro bono work by the private bar, fair and adequate funding of legal aid, collaboration among all system participants (clients, lawyers, courts, agencies, NGO's), legal education (and its financing), e-filing and case data standards, court forms, court interfaces to self - represented litigants, unbundled legal services, virtual law practice, multistate practice, law practice ownership and investment, limited practice licenses, unauthorized practice of law rules, lawyer advertising rules, and lawyer discipline.

This question was followed up by one on the governance arrangements for the new body to administer legal aid, as what is proposed in the report is little different to the current executive agency, albeit with an element of independence on the board.

«It is true that while in government we initiated Sir Ian Magee's review of the delivery and governance of legal aid, which recommended that legal aid should be administered directly by the MoJ instead of an arms - length agency.

With one - time limited funding, we concluded we could best realize our vision for MyLawBC by working with the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL) and Modria, the agencies behind the Dutch legal aid board's Rechtwijzer site.

Research published by the Law Society in August this year demonstrated that in some areas of the country, for example Suffolk and Shropshire, there were no solicitors or advice agencies providing legal aid in housing cases.

All clients must be referred by a domestic violence advocate, another legal aid agency, a human services agency, or a Project Safety Legal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Klegal aid agency, a human services agency, or a Project Safety Legal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in KLegal Navigator (located at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent).

The New Mexico Legal Aid Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Helpline is funded by the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission and is available to victims of domestic violence to provide free and confidential legal information, advice, and referrals to attorneys and other community agenLegal Aid Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Helpline is funded by the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission and is available to victims of domestic violence to provide free and confidential legal information, advice, and referrals to attorneys and other community agenlegal information, advice, and referrals to attorneys and other community agencies.

The Appellant attended the hearing and was represented by solicitors and counsel who acted pro bono because he had been refused funding by a decision of the Special Controls Review Panel of the Legal Aid Agency dated 7 October 2014 and sent on 14 October 2014 (six days before the hearing).

Hertel says that the Center for Innovation can help legal aid organizations by acting as a broker between the agencies and vetting potential technology solutions.

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Look for your local legal aid agency by clicking on your county on the map or list of Tennessee counties.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between lawyers who want to donate their services, and low - income Ontarians whose legal problems aren't covered by government agencies (e.g. Legal Aid, Children's Lawyer and legal problems aren't covered by government agencies (e.g. Legal Aid, Children's Lawyer and Legal Aid, Children's Lawyer and PGT).

The forum, which was co-sponsored by the White House and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), was attended by senior officials of the Obama administration, federal agency representatives, members of the federal and state judiciary, policymakers, lawmakers, LSC board members and LSC - grantee legal aid organizatLegal Services Corporation (LSC), was attended by senior officials of the Obama administration, federal agency representatives, members of the federal and state judiciary, policymakers, lawmakers, LSC board members and LSC - grantee legal aid organizatlegal aid organizations.

These changes will have a chilling effect as legal aid providers simply do not have the financial resources to take on work «at risk» and, as indicated by the difficulties of obtaining Exceptional Funding (discussed below), the potential for the Legal Aid Agency to exercise its discretion in the provider's favour offers little comlegal aid providers simply do not have the financial resources to take on work «at risk» and, as indicated by the difficulties of obtaining Exceptional Funding (discussed below), the potential for the Legal Aid Agency to exercise its discretion in the provider's favour offers little comfoaid providers simply do not have the financial resources to take on work «at risk» and, as indicated by the difficulties of obtaining Exceptional Funding (discussed below), the potential for the Legal Aid Agency to exercise its discretion in the provider's favour offers little comLegal Aid Agency to exercise its discretion in the provider's favour offers little comfoAid Agency to exercise its discretion in the provider's favour offers little comfort.

These cases are often taken by lawyers working for free, and by legal aid attorneys in agencies partially funded with taxpayer money.

«Many people (usually women) who would qualify financially for legal aid are advised by social service agencies not to apply if they are not facing a family emergency covered by LSS.»

The Externship Program allows students to choose and design placements tailored to their individual goals and interests, typically by working with federal or state judges, prosecutors, defenders, or agencies; state attorneys general or legislative offices; corporate legal departments; or legal aid or other non-profit or non-governmental organizations.

Compass Resolution has a contract with the Legal Aid Agency, which requires the company to adhere to very high standards of mediation practice through its Legal Aid contractual terms and Mediation Quality Mark, regulated by regular audits.

As defined by a Houston victim legal advocacy agency, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic abuse is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one's partner.

Some parents will be referred to the program by their lawyer, a court official, Legal Aid, or another community or government agency.

He is accredited by the Family Mediation Council, Resolution, the Legal Aid Agency, the Civil Mediation Panel and is a member of the Law Society Family Law Panel.