First Hearings and Representation — SQE1 FLK2 Criminal Law and Practice

A client who would sail through the means test can still be refused legal aid, because the test that decides it has nothing to do with money.
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In this episode:
• Classification decides the court, the procedure and the jury right
• Six months for a summary offence, twelve for an either-way one
• Indictable-only offences are sent straight to the Crown Court
• Legal aid needs interests of justice and means, cumulatively
• Contributions exist in the Crown Court, never in the magistrates' court
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