C.C.S.M. c. L105

The Legal Aid Manitoba Act

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Table of Contents

1		Definitions
2		Continuation
	(2)	Corporations Act does not apply
2.1		Purpose
3		Provision of legal aid
	(2)	Additional powers
4		Legal aid to groups
	(2)	Matters qualified for legal aid
	(3)	Full or partial legal aid to groups
5		Management council
	(2)	Term of appointment
	(3)	Appointment continues
	(4)	Law Society nominees
	(5)	Vacancy of Law Society nominee
	(6)	Non-lawyers on council
	(7)	Chair and vice-chair
	(8)	Duties of vice-chair
	(9)	Remuneration
6		Duties of council
6.1		Council must establish tariff
	(2)	Tariff to be published
	(3)	Report to minister
7		By-laws
8		Advisory committee
	(2)	Consultation re tariff changes
	(3)	Considerations re appointments
	(4)	Lawyers on committee
	(5)	Chair and vice-chair
	(5.1)	Meetings
	(5.2)	Executive director and chair to attend
	(6)	Reimbursement for expenses
8.1		Annual report on advisory committee activities
8.2		Information to advisory committee
9		Employment of staff
	(2)	Civil Service Acts apply
	(3)	Application of subsection 12(4) of Civil Service Act
	(4)	Appointment of area directors
10		Remuneration and duties of employees
11		Applying for legal aid
	(2)	Authorization to disclose financial information
	(3)	Additional information
	(4)	Offences re eligibility
11.1		Investigating applicant's finances
11.2		Eligibility
11.3		Lawyer's duty to disclose
12		Application for legal aid by groups
	(2)	Eligibility of groups
	(3)	Criminal organization ineligible
13		Panel of solicitors
	(2)	Members of panel
	(3)	[Repealed]
14		No right to choose lawyer
	(2)	Consideration of request
15		Solicitor may decline
	(2)	Delegation by solicitor
	(3)	Articling students
15.1		Use of non-lawyers
	(2)	Limitation
16		Solicitor's bill of costs
	(2)	Taxation of bill
	(3)	Payment of fees and disbursements
17		Definitions
	(2)	Applicant's contribution
	(3)	Money paid by applicant to solicitor
	(4)	Moneys recovered from opposing party
	(5)	Reimbursement to Legal Aid Manitoba
	(6)	Legal Aid Manitoba may retain costs recovered
	(7)	Garnishment, attachment, etc.
	(8)	Costs against applicant
	(9)	Legal Aid Manitoba may pay costs
	(10)	Applicant becoming ineligible
	(11)	Costs in favor of applicant
17.1		Definition of "land"
	(1.1)	Interpretation: "interest in land"
	(2)	Registration of statement in L.T.O.
	(3)	Manner of registration
	(4)	Effect of registration
	(5)	Postponement or discharge of lien
17.2		Definition of "parent"
	(2)	Responsibility of parent for legal services
	(3)	Registration of statement against parent's land
	(4)	Form of statement
	(5)	Time of registration
	(6)	Effect of registration
	(7)	Application
18		Appeal by applicant
	(2)	Appeal by lawyer
	(3)	Procedure on appeal
	(4)	Who hears appeals
	(5)	Decision on appeals
	(6)	No further appeal
19		Liability of Legal Aid Manitoba
20		Law Society rules and code of conduct apply
	(2)	Conflict of interest
21		Community law centres
22		Duty counsel
23		Student legal aid projects
	(2)	Undergraduate law students
24		Privileged information
	(2)	Exception
24.1		Legal Aid Manitoba not practising law
25		Funds of Legal Aid Manitoba
	(2)	Payment from Consolidated Fund
	(3)	Use of funds
	(4)	Investment
	(2)	Legal Aid Manitoba as agent of government
	(3)	Release of information
27		Audit of accounts
28		Report to minister
	(2)	Tabling of annual report
29		Regulations