UK Statutory Instrument
2013
United Kingdom
The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013
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Interpretation
Delegation
Prospects of success
Prospects of success test
Public interest
Reasonable private paying individual test
Proportionality test
Likely damages
Likely costs
Qualifying for civil legal services
Form of civil legal services
Legal help
Help at court
Family help
Family mediation
Help with family mediation
Legal representation
Other legal services
Provision of the most appropriate form of civil legal services
Mental Health
Immigration and terrorism prevention and investigation measures etc
Special Immigration Appeals Commission, immigration: accommodation for asylum-seekers etc and victims of trafficking in human beings
Family disputes
Victims of domestic abuse and family matters: family help (lower)
Public law children cases , parental placement and adoption cases and special Children Act 1989 cases
Victims of domestic abuse and family matters: help with family mediation
Emergency representation
Civil legal services which do not include advocacy
Inquests
Cross-border disputes
Criteria for determinations for legal help
Criteria for determinations for help at court
Criterion for determinations for family help
Criteria for determinations for family help (lower)
Criteria for determinations for family help (higher)
Criteria for determinations for family mediation
Criteria for determinations for help with family mediation
Standard criteria for determinations for legal representation
Criteria for determinations for investigative representation
Criteria for determinations for full representation
Cost benefit criteria for determinations for full representation
Prospects of success criterion for determinations for full representation
Multi-party action damages criterion for determinations for full representation
Criterion for determinations for other legal services
Criteria for determinations for family help (higher) or legal representation provided as emergency representation
Application of the merits criteria in cases described in more than one paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act
Application of the merits criteria in exceptional inquest cases
Application of the merits criteria in cases which are exceptional cases excluded from Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act
Application of the merits criteria in cases which are exceptional cases other than by virtue of the exclusions in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to mental health proceedings
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to mental capacity proceedings
Standard criteria for determinations for legal representation in relation to public law claims
Standard criteria for determinations for investigative representation in relation to public law claims
Criteria for determinations for investigative representation in relation to public law claims
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to public law claims
Criteria for determinations in relation to Dublin III claims
Criteria for determinations for investigative representation in relation to claims against public authorities
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to claims against public authorities
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to claims against public authorities: multi-party action damages criterion
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to immigration
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to court orders for possession
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to other housing matters to which specific merits criteria apply
Criteria for determinations for investigative representation in relation to unlawful eviction cases
Standard criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to certain family disputes
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to special Children Act 1989 cases , parental placement and adoption cases and certain cases relating to Transitional EU arrangements and international agreements
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to public law children cases and parental guardianship cases
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to domestic abuse cases
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to private law children cases and certain cases relating to Transitional EU arrangements and international agreements
Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to other family cases to which specific merits criteria apply
Criteria for determinations in relation to the EU Maintenance Regulation
Criteria for determinations in relation to the 2007 Hague Convention
Criteria for determinations in relation to cross-border disputes
Criteria for determinations in relation to legal persons
Standard criteria for legal help and legal representation in relation to legal persons
Criteria for determinations for legal representation in relation to legal persons
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