About
The Legal Aid and Advisory Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has been in
existence for forty-six (46) years. The Authority was established by the Legal
Aid and Advice Act Chapter 7:07 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), on the
1
st July, 1976; “…to make legal aid and advice in Trinidad and Tobago
readily available for persons of small or moderate means, to enable the cost
of legal aid or advice granted to persons to be defrayed wholly or partly out
of moneis provided by Parliament, and for purposes connected therewith”.
The Authority provided Legal representation in the Magistrates’ Court, High
Court and Court of Appeal of Trinidad & Tobago by a lawyer assigned by the
Legal Aid & Advisory Authority.
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