Acts and Regulations

2014, c.26 - Legal Aid Act

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Fees
35(1)If a lawyer provides professional services to a holder of a legal aid certificate other than those services that are authorized by the legal aid certificate, he or she is not entitled to be paid for those services out of the Legal Aid Fund.
35(2)No lawyer or student shall take or receive any payment or other benefit for providing professional services under this Act except as is provided in this Act and the regulations.
35(3)A lawyer may refuse to accept as a client a holder of a legal aid certificate, but no lawyer who is approached by a holder of a legal aid certificate seeking legal aid services shall accept that person as a client on a remunerative basis other than is provided in this Act and the regulations.
Fees
35(1)If a lawyer provides professional services to a holder of a legal aid certificate other than those services that are authorized by the legal aid certificate, he or she is not entitled to be paid for those services out of the Legal Aid Fund.
35(2)No lawyer or student shall take or receive any payment or other benefit for providing professional services under this Act except as is provided in this Act and the regulations.
35(3)A lawyer may refuse to accept as a client a holder of a legal aid certificate, but no lawyer who is approached by a holder of a legal aid certificate seeking legal aid services shall accept that person as a client on a remunerative basis other than is provided in this Act and the regulations.