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Clause type: Approval
Legal aid has been granted for you and counsel to investigate prospects of a subsequent appeal in the Court of Appeal. Grants of legal assistance for a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal are provided in stages. At this stage, aid has not been approved for you to represent your client at the subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal as a full merit assessment has not yet been made. It is a condition of the grant of aid that you provide our office with a copy of counsel's written merit opinion and any other expert reports. This stage includes: - Taking client instructions - Perusing court material - Preparing and filing a notice of appeal where there are prospects of success - Determining if any further expert evidence is required - Briefing counsel to prepare a written merit opinion - Providing a written merit opinion to LAQ in conjunction with counsel on the clients' prospects of success in a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal Fees payable are for work done up to the maximum costs figure. Reasonable outlays will be paid. Receipts should be retained on file. The maximum fee payable on this invoice for disbursements is $50.00.
Grants of legal assistance for a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal are provided in stages. At this stage, your solicitor has not been approved to represent you for a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal as a full merit assessment has not yet been made on your case. Your solicitor has been requested to provide our office with more information to determine whether you are eligible for funding for representation in a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal. This stage allows for your solicitor taking your instructions, perusing court material, determining if any further expert evidence is required, briefing counsel, filing the notice of appeal if there are prospects of success and providing a written opinion on the prospects of success to LAQ in conjunction with counsel.