Assertion: legal aid | /r/HasProperty | available
Facets:
value: for legal advice
type: PURPOSE
value: for most criminal cases
type: OTHER
value: in principle
type: MANNER
value: readily
type: MANNER
value: to around 29% of adults
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to citizens
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The ultimate object of the Government is that legal aid be readily and equally available to citizens everywhere in Australia and that aid be extended for advice and assistance of litigation as well as for litigation in all legal categories and in all courts.
text: Legal aid is available for almost all court actions across all levels of the court system.
text: In 2009, legal aid in England and Wales cost the taxpayer £2bn a year – a higher per capita spend than anywhere else in the world – and was available to around 29% of adults.
text: Legal aid in England and Wales is administered by the Legal Aid Agency (until 31 March 2013 by the Legal Services Commission), and is available for most criminal cases, and many types of civil cases.
text: Legal aid is in principle available for all civil actions in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court in Scotland, with the significant exception of actions of defamation.
text: There is a separate system of criminal legal aid, and legal aid is also available for legal advice.
text: For those who seek assistance and are aware of their own role in the justice system, legal aid in South Africa is available through: