Legal Aid Board - Supporting Victims of Crime
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 19 September 2022
- Last updated on: 19 September 2022
The Legal Aid Board is a statutory body established under the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995. The main functions of the Board are to:
- Provide legal aid and legal advice in civil cases (non-criminal cases) to people who meet the criteria
- Provide a family mediation service
- Provide information about its services
- Manage and administer three criminal legal aid schemes (but it does not provide direct legal aid or advice in respect of criminal matters)
- Assist in the operation of the Abhaile scheme (which helps people in home mortgage arrears)
The Board has a network of full-time and part-time law centres throughout Ireland. The Board has also established panels of solicitors and barristers in private practice who provide legal aid and advice under the Act. If a barrister is required to deal with your case, the Legal Aid Board will appoint one to represent you.
The Board's Family Mediation Service helps couples who have decided to separate or divorce, or who have already separated, to negotiate an agreed way forward, while addressing the needs and interests of all involved.
