Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014)Regulations10. Civil cases for protection of constitutional rights |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of these regulations and availability of resources, legal aid may be provided to progressively implement section 7 of the Constitution. |
| (2) | In deciding whether a person may receive legal aid for a civil case as contemplated in subregulation (1), Legal Aid South Africa must consider the following criteria: |
| (a) | The seriousness of the implications for the legal aid applicant; |
| (b) | the complexity of the relevant law and procedure; |
| (c) | the ability of the legal aid applicant to represent himself or herself effectively without a lawyer; |
| (d) | the financial means of the legal aid applicant; |
| (e) | the legal aid applicant’s chances of success in the case; |
| (f) | whether the legal aid applicant has a substantial disadvantage compared to the other party in the case; and |
| (g) | whether the other requirements of these regulations are met. |