Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales High Court

Date: 07/15/2015

Subject: The decision of the England and Wales High Court states that the norms in the matter of access to Legal Aid in exceptional circumstances are in contrast with ECHR standards on the right to access to justice, because of the excessive complexity and rigidity of such norms

Parties:  IS (BY THE OFFICIAL SOLICITOR AS LITIGATION FRIEND) Claimant - and - THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID CASEWORK - and – THE LORD CHANCELLOR Defendant

Original language: English

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Justice: remedy - Justice: effective

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