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Legal Aid Ontario - London Criminal Duty Counsel

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80 Dundas St, 2nd Fl
London, ON
N6A 6A3
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519-660-5095
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Toll-Free: Client Services Centre: 1-800-668-8258
French: 1-855-650-9716
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Fax: 519-675-1237
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Application

Call Client Services Centre * income and financial information required for application * legal aid will accept collect calls

Eligibility / Target Population

People with low income who cannot afford their own solicitor

Fees

Limited Duty Counsel services are free of charge based on financial eligibility

Languages

English ; French

Language Notes

French reception and website; call French line for legal advice and referrals in French

Area Served

London and Middlesex

Accessibility

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Description of Services

Issues legal aid certificates under the provisions of the Legal Aid Act to enable persons who qualify to engage a lawyer of their choice * addresses criminal law, family law and immigration

Duty Counsel
- Assists persons charged on matters of adjournment, pleas, applications for bail and submissions as to sentence * provided criminal and young offenders cases in courts of first appearance

About Us

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), an independent but publicly funded and publicly accountable non-profit corporation that administers the province's legal aid program.

Last Updated: Nov 8, 2023: Suggest an edit