GMGT 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Pro Bono, Legal Aid

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: General Management
• Course: GMGT 3300
• Professor: Ian A.Restall

Document Summary

Judicare system --> any lawyer can agree to represent you on a legal aid basis if you qualify legal aid gov"t office will pay the lawyer when certain things are done. -> usually always less than normal pay pro bono --> doing legal work for free . Lawyers do this for exposure lawyers may do this out of interest: you only get legal aid if (cannot be used to sue someone): 1. You only get legal aid coverage if you have been charged with a criminal matter and you will likely go to jail, and if you have below a certain amount of income and assets 2. In domestic cases if you have a house and have put a lien on the house, and you have next to no money or assets. The court process: 3 stages: pre-trial, trial and appeal, pre-trial process in a civil matter to start suing someone you start in the.