centres to create a network of legal service providers. The LSC establishes the CLSP in each agency, including the local government and other legal service sponsors to coordinate legal planning and funding. In the past, in civil matters, the legal aid was provided on the application’s basis. Currently, there is a fund fixed for the public legal service that includes a fixed amount of funds every year as part of a regular set of public spending plans.

According to AJA 1999, the LSC is responsible for achieving the best quality per price ratio, which is a combination of price and quality. Under the AJA 1999, only lawyers or consultants who have a contract with the LSC can provide advice or representatives sponsored by the LSC. Regarding professional law, such as clinical negligence, mental health, immigration, and family law, only professional companies can do this work. It is stated by the government that such cases are not adequate for justifying the public funding, and might be appropriate for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

In McDonald’s Corporation v Steel & Morris, linked with the Steel & Morris v United Kingdom, the defendant published a six-page brochure “What’s wrong with McDonald’s?” Based on this brochure. McDonald’s has filed a lawsuit against slander. The defendant sought legal aid but was denied legal aid because there was no legal aid available for defamation. The defendant should have represented himself, and McDonald’s was the principal lawyer, junior attorney and at least one lawyer in the whole case. The case was quite difficult, both in substance and in law as it lasted 313 days and included 40,000 pages of documentary evidence and 130 witnesses who provided oral evidence. The European Court of Human Rights believes that the refusal to provide legal aid makes it impossible for the defendant to effectively represent his/her case in the court doesn’t provide access to equal justice, which is unacceptable to McDonald. Therefore, it was stated that Article 6 has been violated.

In civil matters, contrary to the legal aid, criminal protection provided which is state-funded, would continue to be driven by demand. Without a budget, all cases that respect the rights of justice must comply with the rules and an economic review will also receive funds. It is stated by the government that private and public lawyers’ mixed system would provide taxpayers with the best economic benefits in criminal defence work. As a result, clients who