Legal aid guidance ruled unlawful #UK Government guidance in relation to granting legal aid for immigration cases has been declared unlawful by leading judges. Earlier this year the High Court in London ruled that the guidance issued by Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling was unlawful and too restrictive. A judge in London said the guidance sets too high a threshold and produces unfairness by denying publicly-funded legal advice to applicants in exceptional cases. The Government appealed against that ruling to the Court of Appeal. Today Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson, who heard the appeal with Lord Justice Richards and Lord Justice Sullivan following the decision of Mr Justice Collins in the High Court, announced that the guidance was unlawful.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:08:23 +0000
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