It was possible for a body to apply for legal aid but only if it was genuinely acting in a fiduciary capacity as trustee, not mere contractual representative.
Citations:
Times 07-Nov-1997, [1997] EWHC Admin 883
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Statutes:
Legal Aid Act 1974 2(10), Legal Aid Act 1988 2(10)
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Chester and North Wales Legal Aid Area Office (No 12) ex parte Floods of Queensferry Limited CA 18-Dec-1997
A company was not entitled to legal aid unless it was clearly acting in a fiduciary capacity; that the assignment of an action is invalid is insufficient to warrant a grant. . .
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Legal Aid, Company
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.86343
