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If you cannot afford legal advice or an advocate to represent you in Court, you may be able to get Legal Aid. Legal Aid is only available to individuals Legal Aid is not available to companies

About The Government > Offices > Attorney General's Chambers > Crown Office

What is the Legal Aid Review? The Legal Aid Review is a project which was led by HM Attorney General, John Quinn QC MLC, on behalf of the Securing Added Value and Efficiencies (SAVE) Sub-Committee

Benefits and Financial Support > Legal Aid

All applications for Legal Aid must be submitted to the Legal Aid Office by an Advocate. This is because the Advocate must certify that your case has reasonable legal merits. If you feel you

Benefits and Financial Support > Legal Aid

Email: generalgaol@courts.im Criminal Legal Aid is dealt with on a different basis to civil Legal Aid.

Benefits and Financial Support > Legal Aid

If you are in receipt of one of the following Isle of Man benefits, you will automatically qualify for free Legal Aid:   Employed Person’s Allowance Income Support Income Based Jobseeker's

About The Government > Offices > Attorney General's Chambers > Crown Office > Legal Aid Review

In order to illustrate how a person may receive free legal advice which is funded by Criminal Legal Aid, an example of a fictional person (Mr Green) being charged with an offence is included below

Benefits and Financial Support > Legal Aid

Right to Appeal Where the Certifying Officer refuses an application for a Legal Aid Certificate, the Applicant may appeal to the Legal Aid Tribunal. No appeal can be made following a refusal upon

About The Government > Departments > The Treasury > Social Security Division > Legal Aid

Review of Access to Legal Advice and Representation The Committee carried out consultation on the future of the Legal Aid service in 2016. We published the 'Review of Developments in Legal Aid

News > 2019 > Sep > 23

HM Attorney General has today launched an eight week public consultation on criminal legal aid. The purpose of the consultation is to seek people’s views on the Island’s current criminal legal aid

News > 2019 > Jan > 15

The Treasury Minister, Alfred Cannan, has today (Tuesday 15 January 2019) made a statement to Tynwald updating the Honourable Court on the progress of the criminal legal aid review project. Part