Sentences with phrase «legal aid eligibility»

According to Michael Ferguson, a spokesman for Ontario's attorney general, when the 2014 budget is reintroduced, it will include a proposal to increase the legal aid eligibility threshold by 6 per cent a year over the next seven years.

This includes practical information about dividing pensions; who to tell that you have split; and additional elements such as a link to the government website that advises on legal aid eligibility (basically, short of domestic violence forget it).

Stokoe's lawyers will provide expedient legal advice in relation to these matters, including advice on legal aid eligibility.

In some cases, for example, helping one client at a time makes a difference for that person but it doesn't really alter the system, or only representing the poorest of the poor, not to say somebody is higher or lower priority, but if you think about your landlord clients, for example, they're not the poorest of the poor but they've crawled out of legal aid eligibility only to be told, «Now here's a giant expense that you need to undertake to move to the next level.»

February saw the hard work pay off of Rights of Women and other domestic violence organisations which have been fighting the restrictive domestic violence legal aid eligibility criteria.

Anecdotal reports from many prospective applicants indicate that legal aid eligibility ain't what it used to be and Legal Aid's stuttering re-introduction of block fees for many simple cases is reminiscent of a return to the system that bankrupted the plan years ago in the first place.

His income in 2015 was $ 16,211.42, over the $ 12,000 threshold for legal aid eligibility for single individuals.

Not exact matches

«The questions are [often] about basic eligibility for citizenship and where to go if they need help,» explained volunteer Hasan Shafiqullah, an immigration lawyer at the Legal Aid Society.

Washington — A substantial number of high - school students apparently managed to sneak through a «legal loophole» during the first four months of this year and enrolled in college early in order to preserve their eligibility for a student - aid program of the Social Security Administration.

If you default on a federal student loan, you lose eligibility to receive federal student aid and you may experience serious legal consequences.

The CLA practitioner is then required to again check their eligibility for legal aid before they can offer any advice and assistance.

- Creation of a residence test for civil legal aid restricting eligibility to those with at least 12 months» continuous «lawful residence».

As part of the 2014 provincial budget, the Ontario Liberals promised to increase the eligibility threshold for legal aid services by six per cent each year over three years.

Law Society president Joe Egan said «The financial eligibility test for civil legal aid is disqualifying people from receiving badly - needed legal advice and representation, even though they are already below the poverty line... The position has been getting progressively worse, because the means test thresholds have been frozen since 2010, while the cost of living, of course, has not.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada or Washoe Legal Services will need you to provide documentation to verify your income eligibility.

The Liaison will gather pertinent materials, including copies of all necessary filings in the case, and forward them to Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada or Washoe Legal Services to screen the litigant for financial eligibility and locate counsel willing to take on the pro bono representation.

With Legal Aid tightening eligibility rules, it is likely that just about any litigant retaining counsel on a certificate will have trouble paying costs if they lose.

The increase — which represents a $ 32 - million commitment by the province — is the second in just five months under Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose 2014 budget committed to boosting eligibility thresholds for legal aid by nearly 20 per cent.

The use of some legal aid funds to monitor and assess the provision of certificates, rather than just increase eligibility, could be of some assistance.

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It has now managed to fi nd the resources to raise the eligibility levels for civil legal aid.

«The financial eligibility test for civil legal aid is disqualifying people from receiving badly - needed legal advice and representation, even though they are already below the poverty line,» said Law Society president Joe Egan.

To a follow - up question on the legacy of his time in office, Bach replies that he «increased eligibility for civil legal aid and that despite cuts in other areas I protected SWL».

It argues that the formula to determine eligibility for legal aid has the same effect as tribunal fees.

Note, however, that for proceedings in the High Court, only civil legal aid is available, subject to eligibility.

These include changes to eligibility criteria and broadening the scope of legal aid.

The Law Society has launched a campaign for a review of the financial eligibility test for civil legal aid, referencing Unison's legal victory on tribunal fees.

The reforms under LASPO recognised the cost effectiveness of mediation, by making legal aid available, although income and capital limits for eligibility mean many couples, particularly in areas where house prices are high, are not eligible.

Most legal aid administrations cover issues of eligibility on their websites.

On 11 May 2017, YLAL responded to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Consultation on Legal Aid Financial Eligibility and Universal Credit.

YLAL produced another consultation response, this time on changes to the financial eligibility criteria for legal aid arising from changes to the welfare benefits system, in particular the introduction for Universal Credit to replace several means - tested benefits; you can read it here.

The MoJ states that it is consulting on the impact of changes to the benefits system - specifically the introduction of Universal Credit to replace a number of previous benefits - on financial eligibility for legal aid.

Financial eligibility: before the election, the government consulted on changes to the financial eligibility criteria for legal aid arising from changes to the welfare benefits system, in particular the introduction of Universal Credit to replace several means - tested benefits.

There is a change to the definition of «threatened with homelessness», which has beneficial knock on effect in terms of eligibility for legal aid.

It seems to me that this data argues powerfully for both increasing eligibility for legal aid, so that fewer litigants are left without counsel, and lawyers to consider the unbundling of legal services, providing services at a flat rate or on a barter basis, and exploring other creative approaches to paid legal services than the billable hour.

One of the major advantages of unbundled legal services is to provide at least some legal services for those who simply can not afford full representation by a lawyer and do not meet eligibility guidelines for legal aid coverage.

Amid the political uncertainty, yesterday's Ontario budget had positive news for those pushing for an expansion to the eligibility criteria for legal aid.

It would be the first change to the eligibility criteria for legal aid since 1996.

But according to a report in the Edmonton Journal, he told a CTV news reporter: «If we are going to give legal aid additional funds, I want it to go toward increasing the eligibility requirement and not more money for criminal defence lawyers.»

However, in spite my advice, the Minister did announce a small increase in funding for Ontario Legal Aid, and so LAO has announced new financial eligibility guidelines.

National standards for criminal and civil legal aid coverage and eligibility criteria are required.

RT @crimlacy: Legal aid is chronically underfunded and certificate eligibility is illusory for the working poor particularly in urban centr...

It is inevitable that, in tightening up eligibility, and in denying legal aid in civil litigation, people who would have brought cases will now be unable to do so.»

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With the above as backdrop, I'm interested for two reasons in the Texas Supreme Court's creation of the Texas Commission to Expand Legal Services, which is «charged to explore means to bring more affordable legal services to small businesses and people who can not qualify for legal aid [because they are over income - eligibility guidelines].&rLegal Services, which is «charged to explore means to bring more affordable legal services to small businesses and people who can not qualify for legal aid [because they are over income - eligibility guidelines].&rlegal services to small businesses and people who can not qualify for legal aid [because they are over income - eligibility guidelines].&rlegal aid [because they are over income - eligibility guidelines].»

What remains to be seen is whether the expansion of Legal Aid's financial eligibility criteria will have any noticeable impact on the gaps that Legal Help Centre is working to fill.

Legal Aid Manitoba recently announced a significant change to its financial eligibility criteria.

She maintains an active interest in legal aid through her involvement on the board of the Criminal Lawyers» Association, but says she is sometimes frustrated by the system's lack of efficiency, and the persistently low financial eligibility rules, which remain virtually unchanged from the rates set in the late 1990s.

Furthermore, legal aid has to be applied for and refused on financial eligibility grounds before any costs recovery can be attempted.

A lack of resources for legal aid services has led to extremely low financial eligibility criteria.