Acts and Regulations

84-112 - Legal Aid

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29(1)A solicitor whose name has been removed from a panel may, at any time, make application to the chairman of the area committee in the area in which his name was removed to have his name restored.
29(2)Where the chairman of an area committee receives an application made under subsection (1), he shall
(a) convene a meeting of the committee within ten days to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, and
(b) allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
29(3)Where an area committee determines that the name of a solicitor should not be restored to a panel, the solicitor may, at any time, make application to the chairman of the Legal Aid Committee to have his name restored.
29(4)Where the chairman of the Legal Aid Committee receives an application made under subsection (3), he shall
(a) where the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Committee is not more than ten days from the day on which the application is filed, cause the matter to be considered at such meeting to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, or
(b) where the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Committee is more than ten days from the day on which the application is filed, convene a meeting of the Committee within ten days to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration,
and allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
29(5)Where a solicitor has applied unsuccessfully to an area committee and to the Legal Aid Committee to have his name restored to a panel, he may, at any time, petition the Council to have his name restored.
29(6)Where the Council receives a petition made under subsection (5), the President of the Law Society shall
(a) cause the matter to be considered at the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Council that is not less than ten days from the day on which the petition is filed, to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, and
(b) allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
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29(1)A solicitor whose name has been removed from a panel may, at any time, make application to the chairman of the area committee in the area in which his name was removed to have his name restored.
29(2)Where the chairman of an area committee receives an application made under subsection (1), he shall
(a) convene a meeting of the committee within ten days to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, and
(b) allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
29(3)Where an area committee determines that the name of a solicitor should not be restored to a panel, the solicitor may, at any time, make application to the chairman of the Legal Aid Committee to have his name restored.
29(4)Where the chairman of the Legal Aid Committee receives an application made under subsection (3), he shall
(a) where the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Committee is not more than ten days from the day on which the application is filed, cause the matter to be considered at such meeting to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, or
(b) where the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Committee is more than ten days from the day on which the application is filed, convene a meeting of the Committee within ten days to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration,
and allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
29(5)Where a solicitor has applied unsuccessfully to an area committee and to the Legal Aid Committee to have his name restored to a panel, he may, at any time, petition the Council to have his name restored.
29(6)Where the Council receives a petition made under subsection (5), the President of the Law Society shall
(a) cause the matter to be considered at the next scheduled monthly meeting of the Council that is not less than ten days from the day on which the petition is filed, to determine whether the name of the solicitor should be restored to a panel and whether any conditions should attach to the restoration, and
(b) allow the solicitor to show cause at the meeting why his name should be restored to a panel.
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