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'''a) Financial Eligibility''' | '''a) Financial Eligibility''' | ||
LABC will grant a letter of referral to applicants who meet the financial eligibility requirements. These can be found at https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/doIQualifyRepresentation. | LABC will grant a letter of referral to applicants who meet the financial eligibility requirements. These can be found at https://legalaid.bc.ca/legal_aid/doIQualifyRepresentation. | ||
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'''b) Eligible Offences and Conditions''' | '''b) Eligible Offences and Conditions''' | ||
Legal Aid lawyers may be able to represent an accused person in their criminal case if, after conviction (or a guilty plea) the accused would: | Legal Aid lawyers may be able to represent an accused person in their criminal case if, after conviction (or a guilty plea) the accused would: | ||
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'''c) Reviewing a Decision ''' | '''c) Reviewing a Decision ''' | ||
An accused who has been denied Legal Aid can have the decision reviewed where circumstances warrant it. Requests for review must be in writing, must set out the reasons for disagreeing with the decision, and must include copies of supporting documentation. Legal Aid does not consider any requests received after 30 days from the date of the intake legal assistant’s decision. Information on how to apply for a review can be found at https://legalaid.bc.ca/about/applyForReviewOfDecision. | An accused who has been denied Legal Aid can have the decision reviewed where circumstances warrant it. Requests for review must be in writing, must set out the reasons for disagreeing with the decision, and must include copies of supporting documentation. Legal Aid does not consider any requests received after 30 days from the date of the intake legal assistant’s decision. Information on how to apply for a review can be found at https://legalaid.bc.ca/about/applyForReviewOfDecision. | ||
=== 5. Lawyer Referral Service === | === 5. Lawyer Referral Service === | ||
