🌐 Entity
Legal aid
Provision of free or low-cost legal representation to disadvantaged people
📊 Rating
2 news mentions · 👍 0 likes · 👎 0 dislikes
📌 Topics
- Government Appointment (1)
- Legal Aid (1)
- Conflict of Interest (1)
- Government Controversy (1)
- Indigenous Rights (1)
🏷️ Keywords
Queensland government (2) · Legal Aid board (2) · appointment (2) · former police officer (1) · criticism (1) · conflict of interest (1) · impartiality (1) · Palm Island riots (1) · police officer (1) · controversy (1) · Indigenous community (1)
📖 Key Information
Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial. This article describes the development of legal aid and its principles, primarily as known in Europe, the Commonwealth of Nations and in the United States.
📰 Related News (2)
-
🇬🇧 Queensland government criticised over ‘absurd’ decision to appoint former police officer to Legal Aid board<p>Barrister who represented Indigenous Palm Island community says appointing Darren Robinson to the Legal Aid board is a ‘slap in the face to the fam...
-
🇬🇧 Queensland government ‘opens old wounds’ as police officer criticised after Palm Island riots appointed to Legal Aid board<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Townsville lawyer and former detective Darren Robinson’s appointment<strong> </strong>by attorney general Deb Freckling...
🔗 Entity Intersection Graph
People and organizations frequently mentioned alongside Legal aid:
-
👤
Palm Island · 1 shared articles
-
🌐
Queensland Government · 1 shared articles