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The Act to amend the State Legal Aid Act and other laws

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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28 September 2016

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15 December 2016

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The bill regulates the availability of legal advice more precisely than before. The procedure for the legal aid competition will be changed. In the future, a contract will be signed with the winner of the competition for up to five years. There is no time limit in the current procedure, but in practice the contract is concluded for one or two years. According to the current procedure, support can only be given to non-profit organizations or foundations, according to the draft, it can be given to all legal entities, for example for law firms. The Ministry of Justice will control the service. If the crime of the second degree can be resolved with a summary procedure and the suspect does not request the appointment of a defense attorney, the state no longer has to appoint a defense attorney. It is stipulated that people who have been appointed a representative in civil proceedings without the person's own request are released from the obligation to reimburse the costs of state legal aid. It is stipulated by the ordinary of the chairman of the Viru County Court a higher bonus to motivate judges in permanent service of other courts to apply for the head of the Viru County Court. The national register of state and local government institutions will be transferred to the business register information system platform.

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