.My question is..could it be that solicitors that take free legal aid cases are new in the business or bottom of the heap solicitors(no offence )or is legal aid assigned to all solicitors. thanks
It's a bit like saying that only new/bottom of the heap doctors take on Medical Card patients! It's the bread and butter! I know of one judge who goes slightly redder when someone mentions "free" legal aid. We're all paying for it. Rant over.A friend of mine needs to take an important case to the courts in the near future,she has an unhelpful solicitor who she feels has judged her and seems not to be interested in the case.My question is..could it be that solicitors that take free legal aid cases are new in the business or bottom of the heap solicitors(no offence )or is legal aid assigned to all solicitors. thanks
If you wish to obtain legal advice, you must pay a contribution. It may be as low as €10 if your disposable income is less than €11,500. If your disposable income exceeds €11,500, the amount is calculated on the basis of one-tenth of the difference between your disposable income and €11,500, subject to a maximum of €150.
If you obtain legal aid, you must pay a contribution based on your disposable income and your disposable capital, if any. The minimum income contribution for legal aid is €50, if your disposable income is less than €11,500. If it is above that amount, the actual contribution is calculated on the basis of €50 plus one-quarter of the difference between your disposable income and €11,500. You should note that if you are granted a legal aid certificate for the purpose of court proceedings, you will have to pay a contribution of at least €50 before
a solicitor can represent you in court.
You may also be liable for a capital contribution depending on the extent of your disposable capital. The contribution is assessed as follows:
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Civil or criminal case? Legal Aid Board only deal with the former. Another option for somebody who cannot afford significant legal fees is to get legal representation on a pro bono basis but I would imagine that this might be more applicable to groundbreaking or contentious cases.A friend of mine needs to take an important case to the courts in the near future,she has an unhelpful solicitor who she feels has judged her and seems not to be interested in the case.My question is..could it be that solicitors that take free legal aid cases are new in the business or bottom of the heap solicitors(no offence )or is legal aid assigned to all solicitors. thanks
It's a bit like saying that only new/bottom of the heap doctors take on Medical Card patients! It's the bread and butter! I know of one judge who goes slightly redder when someone mentions "free" legal aid. We're all paying for it. Rant over.
Not really, because afaik all doctors take medical cards.my question is do all solicitors take legal aid cases if requested or can a top firm decline my friend because she cannot afford their hugh fees
Nothing implied here. Just making the point that a solicitor being on the legal aid panel or not doesn't reflect on their abilities. They wouldn't be practicing if they weren't capable.Not really, because afaik all doctors take medical cards.my question is do all solicitors take legal aid cases if requested or can a top firm decline my friend because she cannot afford their hugh fees
It's a bit like saying that only new/bottom of the heap doctors take on Medical Card patients! It's the bread and butter! I know of one judge who goes slightly redder when someone mentions "free" legal aid. We're all paying for it. Rant over.
Not really, because afaik all doctors take medical cards.
Whoooooaahh there horsey. Lets back up a little. Read again - I just made the point that a solicitors position on the legal aid panel is no reflection on their abilities. Likewise the same applies for doctors and medical cards. No accusations of elitism whatsoever. A we bit quick off the mark, there Purple.Not all GP's have medical card lists. This may be because they do not want them or because they are not vocationally trained as a GP (this is a bit of a closed shop/ old boy set-up and it can be very hard to get onto the course but said GP may have completed all of the required rotations, i.e. worked in an A&E, a psychiatric hospital, a paediatric ward, a geriatric ward etc). Therefore a large proportion of new GP's do not take medical card patients. Therefore accusing solicitors of elitism (or whatever) by use of such comparisons is spurious.
Whoooooaahh there horsey. Lets back up a little. Read again - I just made the point that a solicitors position on the legal aid panel is no reflection on their abilities. Likewise the same applies for doctors and medical cards. No accusations of elitism whatsoever. A we bit quick off the mark, there Purple.
Sorry, Vanilla, I'm not following you there. I wouldn't be accused of being the brightest spark, though.It's really kind of ironic and quite amusing that you should ask Purple to read your post again.
Might have been a bit quick off the mark myself, actually. Vanlla pointed out the error of my ways. I may have misread Purple on this one. I think we're all making the same point, more or less.Whoooooaahh there horsey. Lets back up a little. Read again - I just made the point that a solicitors position on the legal aid panel is no reflection on their abilities. Likewise the same applies for doctors and medical cards. No accusations of elitism whatsoever. A we bit quick off the mark, there Purple.
Not all GP's have medical card lists. This may be because they do not want them or because they are not vocationally trained as a GP (this is a bit of a closed shop/ old boy set-up and it can be very hard to get onto the course but said GP may have completed all of the required rotations, i.e. worked in an A&E, a psychiatric hospital, a paediatric ward, a geriatric ward etc). Therefore a large proportion of new GP's do not take medical card patients. Therefore accusing solicitors of elitism (or whatever) by use of such comparisons is spurious.
Are you saying that a GP in Ireland can refuse a medical card holder treatment?
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