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Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 January 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

I am not sure that I fully understand the point that the noble Lord is making. Obviously, if at a later stage a case clearly qualifies for legal aid under the definition here, one would expect legal aid to be available. Furthermore, in many of the cases that we are talking about where legal aid might not be available, conditional fee agreements might provide a viable alternative where there is clearly merit in the case but it would not qualify under the definition here.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c632-3 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Compensation Admissions Asylum Detainees Consent to medical treatment Damages Debts Crown lands and estates Credit Equality Housing Education Legal aid scheme Immigration Domestic abuse Human trafficking Discrimination Learning disability Domestic service Landlords Evictions Drinks Duchy of Cornwall Medical treatments Patients Protection Nutrition Palliative care Migrant workers Social security benefits Water Special educational needs Sexual offences Refugees Repairs and maintenance Tenants Rented housing Repossession orders Debt relief orders
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
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