# Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules) 1987, Article 5: Disqualification for continuance of civil legal aid


(1) Where the court, before which there is depending a cause to which an assisted person is a party, after hearing that person, is satisfied that the assisted person–
(a) has without reasonable cause failed to comply with a proper request made to him by the solicitor acting for him to supply any information relevant to the cause;
(b) has delayed unreasonably in complying with a request as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);
(c) has wilfully given false information in connection with the cause to the solicitor acting for him or wilfully concealed from him any information relevant to the cause;
(d) has without reasonable cause failed to attend at a diet of the court at which he has been required to attend or at a meeting with the solicitor or counsel acting for him under the Act at which he has reasonably and properly been required to attend; or
(e) has been guilty of a contempt of court or has otherwise conducted himself in connection with the cause in such a way as to make it appear unreasonable to the court that he should continue to receive civil legal aid,
the court may direct that civil legal aid shall cease to be made available to that person in relation to that cause.
(2) Where a court issues a direction under paragraph (1), the proper officer of the court shall send a copy of the direction to the Board.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/492/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-civil-legal-aid-rules-1987/article-5
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