Due to the increased demand for these services and a dwindling revenue, they have opted to make changes to the manner in which legal services are provided. In an internal memorandum circulated to the Legal Aid Board staff, a new structure is adopted. It is only individuals earning lessthan R2 500 a month who are eligible to get free legal advice. Since then, many people have been turned away without receiving any advice.
Q.3 Advise on whether the action of the Legal Aid Board violated procedural rights. In
your answer:
Identify the section of PAJA that is relevant in this present scenario.
Discuss the procedures that they should have followed before such a decision
was taken.
Advise on whether this decision can be judicially reviewed.
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