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If You Can't Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial: How to Make A Rowbotham Application

If You Can't Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial: How to Make A Rowbotham Application

For people facing serious and complex criminal charges who have been denied legal aid but cannot afford a lawyer. Explains why, how, and when to ask the judge to appoint a free lawyer. Note: The French version doesn’t include recent updates that are in the English version.

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produced by
Legal Aid BC
produced in
2023
last reviewed
April 2023 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
 

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French (PDF)


resource type
self-help & forms
tags
criminal trial, need a lawyer, can't get a lawyer, Rowbotham, Legal Aid BC, representing yourself, find a lawyer, pro bono lawyers, charged with a crime