Court of Appeal rules restrictions on access to legal aid for domestic violence survivors

http://www.publiclawproject.org.uk/news/57/

·         Court of Appeal rules restrictions on access to legal aid for domestic violence survivors are unlawful

In a judgement handed down today, the Court of Appeal has ruled that evidence requirements which have been operating to prevent survivors of domestic abuse from getting legal aid for family cases are unlawful. The case was brought by the Public Law Project (PLP) on behalf of the charity Rights of Women (RoW).  Our press release is here.

 

By manclaw_admin in News on 19/02/2016