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why is someone getting free legal aid while working ?

spindex · 2012-04-24 15:03:08

someone i work with is in court for a fairly serious offence, he has a well paid job and does a load of overtime he is living by himself so money should not be an issue. he has one of the countries top men defending him and is getting free legal aid. how is this right ?

24-04-2012 3:03pm

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spindex

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someone i work with is in court for a fairly serious offence, he has a well paid job and does a load of overtime he is living by himself so money should not be an issue. he has one of the countries top men defending him and is getting free legal aid. how is this right ?

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#2 24-04-2012 3:31pm

MagicSean

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He probably lied.

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#3 24-04-2012 3:47pm

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L.A. is based on an affidavit of means, he may not be as well off as he appears, then again as Majic Sean says he may have lied.

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#4 24-04-2012 4:02pm

ResearchWill

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The more serious the offence the more you can earn and still get legal aid. As the costs to defend go up and up. You also say he lives alone, does he own the house, if so is the repayments high, is he in negitaive equity etc. While from the outside he may have loads of money he may in fact be doing all that overtime just to pay off a huge home loan.

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