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Reforming legal aid to deliver environmental justice

Publication Date
01/07/2025
Type
  • Briefings
Topic
  • Aarhus Convention
  • Access to justice
Synopsis

This briefing discusses the importance of reforming Regulation 15 of the Civil Legal Aid
(Scotland) Regulations 2002 to enable public interest environmental litigation and
increase access to environmental justice.

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