Lawfulness of the imposition by the Legal Services Commission (the defendant) of an embargo on work being done under a full legal aid certificate before the discharge of the certificate under the Legal Aid Act 1988 and the Regulations of 1989 made thereunder. The effect of the embargo in this case, imposed because the claimant was considered unreasonably to have refused an offer of settlement made very shortly before trial, was to leave the claimant unrepresented at that trial.
Judges:
Ouseley J
Citations:
[2001] EWHC 580 (Admin), [2002] ACD 8
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Legal Aid
Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.396528
