Sentences with phrase «covered by legal aid»

Doob points out that «a substantial number of lawyers don't do things that are covered by legal aid,» but there are many lawyers, especially in family law, who simply find it's not worth their time to provide legal aid.

Volunteer attorneys are covered by Legal Aid Center's malpractice insurance.

There is a very large gap between those who are covered by legal aid, and those who can actually afford a market rate lawyer.

Is it restricted to legal disputes presently covered by legal aid?

Your legal problem must be one that is covered by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO).

Only proceedings which are covered by a legal aid certificate are subject to the charge (Hanlon v Law Society).

She explains many people have legal issues not covered by legal aid and do not have the means to pay a lawyer, while others do not qualify for legal aid even if their legal issues fall within the organization's scope, but still don't have the means to fund counsel.

The ECF system was intended to act as a human rights safety net for cases post-LASPO which would not otherwise be covered by legal aid.

As an aside, all of the extra work demanded of the defence lawyer in R. v. Murphy (see paragraphs 10 and 11 of the appeal decision, for example), likely would not have been services covered by Legal Aid Ontario.

Not exact matches

In addition, the proposal explicitly mentions the right to legal aid (Article 34) and the right to present evidence, appoint experts and hear witnesses (Article 35), but these rights are also covered by Article 6 ECHR.

Many important issues are decided by administrative decision - makers, ranging from whether we qualify for income assistance benefits or legal aid, to whether our injury at work is covered by workers compensation.

The amount payable is set out by regulations depending on where the case was heard; since October 2012 it has been set at legal aid rates, which are unlikely to cover a full defence team.

That period covers the implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) by which s 10 introduced the practice for applying for exceptional case funding.

In support of this: Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 governs the conduct of civil legal services including reg 38 (3)(emphasis added): «(3)... the Director must issue a separate certificate for each --(a) form of civil legal services for which the individual qualifies; and (b) set of proceedings to which a determination relates, unless the Director decides that the proceedings are so closely connected that they should be covered by a single certificate.&rLegal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 governs the conduct of civil legal services including reg 38 (3)(emphasis added): «(3)... the Director must issue a separate certificate for each --(a) form of civil legal services for which the individual qualifies; and (b) set of proceedings to which a determination relates, unless the Director decides that the proceedings are so closely connected that they should be covered by a single certificate.&rlegal services including reg 38 (3)(emphasis added): «(3)... the Director must issue a separate certificate for each --(a) form of civil legal services for which the individual qualifies; and (b) set of proceedings to which a determination relates, unless the Director decides that the proceedings are so closely connected that they should be covered by a single certificate.&rlegal services for which the individual qualifies; and (b) set of proceedings to which a determination relates, unless the Director decides that the proceedings are so closely connected that they should be covered by a single certificate.»

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).

However, a Contracting State may, by making a reservation in accordance with Article 42, declare that it shall not be bound to assume any costs referred to in the preceding paragraph resulting from the participation of legal counsel or advisers or from court proceedings, except insofar as those costs may be covered by its system of legal aid and advice.

«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.»