0 a system of providing free advice about the law and practical help with legal matters for people who are too poor to pay for it:
1 money to help people pay the costs of using lawyers, courts of law, etc., especially from the government:
Almost GBP 69 million was paid out in legal aid for clinical negligence cases in the year to April.
grant/award/give (sb) legal aid Some charities give legal aid to poor nations threatened by climate change.
apply for/claim/receive legal aid The applicant wishes to commence proceedings against her former employer, and is applying for legal aid.
qualify/be eligible for legal aid Only the very poorest people qualify for legal aid.
Our spending plans remain unaffected by the proposed removal of money and damages claims from the scope of legal aid.
We need specially trained solicitors, a free legal aid service and a website with answers to the everyday legal problems women encounter.
We have also helped to produce a draft convention on legal aid.
There is still no clarity as regards legal aid or the use of data for other purposes.
Key measures adopted last year include the legal aid directive and the regulation on parental responsibility.
This whole directive was really about cross-border legal aid.
It is not a matter of providing access to justice or legal aid to victims.
The system for legal aid and representation should be free, especially for children.
