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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-merits-criteria-regulations-2013/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/104",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013",
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  "path": "regulation/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Proportionality test",
  "text": "For the purposes of these Regulations, the proportionality test is met if the Director is satisfied that the likely benefits of the proceedings to the individual and others justify the likely costs, having regard to the prospects of success and all the other circumstances of the case.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/104/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:06:44.322035+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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