The court considered the use of the word ‘proceedings’ in the 1964 Act: ‘The first point is: what are the ‘proceedings’? Are they the proceedings from beginning to end – from the very first time when legal aid was granted? I think not. The only ‘proceedings’ with which we are concerned is the interlocutory appeal to this court, which we heard on 19 January 1971′ (Lord Denning MR)
Judges:
Lord Denning MR
Citations:
[1972] 3 All ER 877
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Masterman-Lister v Brutton and Co and Another (2) CA 16-Jan-2003
The claimant had been funded for a personal injury claim under legal aid. He appealed against a decision that he was not a ‘patient’ and that he had been fully capable of managing and administering his affairs for many years. He lost. The . .
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Legal Aid
Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.241422