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:
qualify/be eligible for legal aid Only the very poorest people qualify for legal aid.
apply for/claim/receive legal aid The applicant wishes to commence proceedings against her former employer, and is applying for legal aid.
grant/award/give (sb) legal aid Some charities give legal aid to poor nations threatened by climate change.
Almost GBP 69 million was paid out in legal aid for clinical negligence cases in the year to April.
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.
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