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5 August 2015 Legal Aid Board plans future with stakeholders Supreme Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Brown-Marke declared open a one-day  ASJP-funded Strategic Planning  Workshop  of the Legal Aid Board by underlining the importance of sound planning in ensuring success  for any organization. Justice Brown-Marke in his capacity as Chair of the workshop which was hosted at the  Cube Restaurant, Maritime House on Wednesday, August  5  drew attention to the impending launch of the Legal Aid Board and alluded to the  high expectations among the public regarding benefits they hope to derive from the organization. ‘People expect things to happen immediately’ he cautioned.  ‘But this will take time because Lawyers and Paralegals will be involved and a lot of planning will go into deploying them. The honorable Judge noted that most people think the legal system is only concerned with judgment.  ‘People are concern with the results but there are a lot of other things that go into

Legal Aid Board plans future with stakeholders Supreme Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Brown-Marke declared open a one-day  ASJP-funded Strategic Planning  Workshop  of the Legal Aid Board by underlining the importance of sound planning in ensuring success  for any organization. Justice Brown-Marke in his capacity as Chair of the workshop which was hosted at the  Cube Restaurant, Maritime House on Wednesday, August  5  drew attention to the impending launch of the Legal Aid Board and alluded to the  high expectations among the public regarding benefits they hope to derive from the organization. ‘People expect things to happen immediately’ he cautioned.  ‘But this will take time because Lawyers and Paralegals will be involved and a lot of planning will go into deploying them. The honorable Judge noted that most people think the legal system is only concerned with judgment.  ‘People are concern with the results but there are a lot of other things that go into it’ he said

Legal Aid Board Sierra Leone Summary of the Legal Aid Guide Introduction The Legal Aid Board is governed by the Legal Aid Act No 42 of 2012 and conducts its affairs according to the Legal Aid Guide and the Rules and Regulations made pursuant to both the Act and the Guide. A legal aid lawyer must advise a prospective client at the earliest opportunity on the following: 1.The availability of legal aid services; and 2. the qualification or non-qualification of the client to obtain legal aid. It is therefore the duty of all legal aid practitioners and cooperation partners to have a copy of the Legal Aid Act and the Legal Aid Guide. Legal aid provision Legal aid services are not available to persons who can afford to pay for the services of a legal practitioner. Legal aid is available only to persons who are indigents and who satisfy the ‘Means Test’ and in the interest of justice. Residence of applicant and seat of court LAB grants legal aid primarily in criminal m

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NOTICE!   NOTICE!!    NOTICE!!! THE SIERRA LEONE  LEGAL AID BOARD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SIERRA LEONE BAR ASSOCIATION INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM PRACTICING COUNSEL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF CASES OF INDIGENT PERSONS.PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SIERRA LEONE BAR ASSOCIATION AT COFFEE NICOL HOUSE SIAKA STEVEN STREET, FREETOWN.  FREETOWN. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRES PLEASE  CONTACT: MS. C. BLAKE. MOBILE: +232-76-887-581 OR  VISIT THE LEGAL AID BOARD OFFICE.