The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013

Criteria for determinations for legal help

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32.  An individual may qualify for legal help only if the Director is satisfied that the following criteria are met—

(a)it is reasonable for the individual to be provided with legal help, having regard to any potential sources of funding for the individual other than under Part 1 of the Act; and

(b)there is likely to be sufficient benefit to the individual, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the circumstances of the individual, to justify the cost of provision of legal help.