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Legal aid (criminal)
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arbitrator or arbitration
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
A process in which both sides agree to use an independent arbitrator (an impartial person) who gives a binding decision in the matter. The person making the claim (claimant) has to choose between ...
assisted person (legally)
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
A party to legal proceedings who is receiving legal aid
assured tenancy
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
A tenancy defined by the Housing Act 1996 where the tenant enjoys security of tenure
attachment of earnings order
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
An order that instructs an employer to deduct a regular amount, fixed by the court, from a debtor's earnings and to pay that money into court. The court pays the money to the person or people to whom ...
automatic transfer
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
Providing that a number of criteria are met, proceedings must be transferred automatically to the court nearest to the defendant’s home.
award
Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)
Result of an arbitration hearing or the amount of damages assessed by a Court
