Can you get legal Aid for Civil Cases?
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Welcome to the harsh reality of the legal system. "life is like a shit sandwich, the more bread you have, the less shit you eat"
I stand to be corrected, but legal aid is not available so you can sue someone. But you might see if a lawyer will take up your case pro bono, or contact Osgood Hall. Law students can earn brownie points for helping out the disadvantaged.
SOME lawyers will work on the basis of taking a chunk of what you win, but obviously it has to be enough of a payout to matter to them.
Good luck.
I stand to be corrected, but legal aid is not available so you can sue someone. But you might see if a lawyer will take up your case pro bono, or contact Osgood Hall. Law students can earn brownie points for helping out the disadvantaged.
SOME lawyers will work on the basis of taking a chunk of what you win, but obviously it has to be enough of a payout to matter to them.
Good luck.
No you can't. However, to your second question, there is a lot of free help provided through the Community Legal Clinic system of Ontario http://www.aclco.org/index.html
The clinics are funded through the same body as Legal Aid, but do advocacy work and social justice cases to low income individuals. They defend people in Human Rights, Discrimination, Employment, Housing, ODSP issues etc. I hope that's helpful?
What compromised said. Occasionally, LA will agree to cover the court's filing fees and other disbursements if you agree to pay them back off the top from your winnings. This will allow your lawyer to work on a contingency without worrying about carrying a few $m of court costs and might make it a little easier for you to find that kind of help.
That's about as good as it gets.
That's about as good as it gets.
Depending on the nature of the claim and the merits it should not be difficult to get a lawyer to do it on a contingency basis. You should contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the Law Society of Upper Canada. at a minimum that will give you a free consultation with a lawyer who can explain the merits and the process to you.
let me try to fix this statement for you:
Seeing that the OP does not even inquire about a rather obvious and well-known option of doing it on contingency, the nature of the claim and the merits are such that no lawyer in his right mind would take it without an up front retainer.
Let's saythe case it pretty solid, would you find a lawyer that would do it that way (cont.)? Let's saythe case is "not so solid", what kind of retainer we talking? Anyone sue someone successfully?
question #1: does your defendant have money? better yet, is it an insurance co or is he insured?
Don't forget that if the claim is under $25,000 you can sue in Small Claims Court where the process is simple enough that you should be able to do it without a lawyer.
Perry
Perry
I like this harsh reality. Otherwise the abuse would be ridiculous with bozo's making false claims using my taxpayer money.
if it really is what you say it is, the test is next to impossible to meet
your plaintiff would have been way better off if he ended up in jail due to some type of clerical mistake. MAG could just settle in this case.
Unless you have a very serious case in which the Plaintiff has really been put through the wringer, you are not likely to get more than $25,000 in any event... so Small Claims Court is just fine.
But proving malicious prosecution is not easy!
Perry
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Expensive, but may be less than contingency fees. You would also have more options with counsel, including those who don't work on contingency.
The downside is that you will lose control over your litigation.
Expensive, but may be less than contingency fees. You would also have more options with counsel, including those who don't work on contingency.
The downside is that you will lose control over your litigation.
