General availability of criminal legal aid

General availability of criminal legal aid

• Scope and nature of criminal legal aid
• Who may provide criminal legal aid
• Distinct proceedings, bail, preliminary pleas, reduction from solemn to summary, desertion of proceedings, remits to the High Court
• Separate applications for legal aid under summary and solemn procedure
• When to make an application for automatic criminal legal aid, solemn and summary criminal legal aid and an appeal case
• Criminal legal aid for a referral to the European Court, compatibility issues and the UK Supreme Court