Criminal Legal Aid - “Proper Representation”
Criminal Law
30/09/1999
The Criminal Law Committee sought clarification from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform as to the categories of persons deemed to provide "proper representation" for an assigned solicitor for the purposes of Criminal Legal Aid.
The Department has advised that the list of categories is now as follows:-
- a solicitor鈥檚 apprentice;
- an associate solicitor or partner or employee solicitor; or
- a full-time legal executive in the full-time employment of the assigned solicitor鈥檚 firm (proving legal qualification either by formal certification or with 10 years practical legal experience certified by the solicitor employer, or previous employers).