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Alternatives to legal aid

If your application for legal aid isn't successful or you don't want to pay towards the costs of legal aid, you have other options.

For example:

Even if you think you'll need to pay for legal advice or representation at court from a private solicitor, getting free advice could be a good way to talk through your options first.

You could try:

Or a law centre, they have solicitors and other advisers who can give you free legal advice.

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