# The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012, Regulation 54: Standard criteria for determinations for investigative representation in relation to public law claims


For the purposes of a determination for investigative representation in relation to a public law claim, the Director must be satisfied that—
(a) the criteria in regulation 53 (standard criteria for determinations for legal representation in relation to public law claims) are met; and
(b) the individual has—
(i) notified the proposed defendant of the individual’s potential challenge and given a reasonable time for the proposed defendant to respond; or
(ii) shown that doing so would be impracticable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111530016/regulation/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-legal-aid-merits-criteria-regulations-2012/regulation-54
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