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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-regulations-1989/regulation-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/340",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989",
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  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Separate matters",
  "text": "Where two or more separate matters are involved, each matter shall be the subject of a separate application for advice and assistance provided that matters connected with or arising from proceedings for divorce or judicial separation, whether actual or prospective between the client and his spouse, shall not be treated as separate matters for the purpose of advice and assistance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/340/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:48:42.172432+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}