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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council v Bunning

[2013] EWHC 3390 (QB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)

Year2013

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A respondent to civil contempt proceedings who faces a real risk of imprisonment is entitled to legal aid under the LASPO 2012 regime, and the court (rather than the Legal Aid Agency director) has power to grant such funding in the High Court because Article 6 ECHR requires representation where loss of liberty is in issue.

Area of Law

General

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