Examples of legal aid

• The lawyers themselves claimed that their professional code did not allow them to refuse an appeal to their legal aid.

• Family members and other individuals could offer medical and legal aid, at least prior to the foundation of sickrooms and the nomination of public advocates.

• While the social importance of legal aid cannot be discounted, the trend of petitioning since 1951 shows no constant relationship to such provision.

• Various issues would be discussed, such as, what legal cases would be taken up and who was eligible for receiving legal aid.

• Systems based on our approach have been developed in family law, refugee law, determining eligibility for government legal aid, copyright law and e-tourism.

• Applicants for legal aid must pass a merits test that involves a prediction about the likely outcome of the case in court.

• Some observers seem reluctant to look elsewhere than to existential availability to explain the rise in divorce, and are thus tempted to exaggerate the influence of legal aid.

• The system for legal aid and representation should be free, especially for children.