The Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989

Refusal where other rights or facilities available

30.—(1) Without prejudice to regulation 28, an application may be refused where it appears to the Area Director that–

(a) the applicant has available to him rights or facilities which make it unnecessary for him to obtain legal aid; or

(b) the applicant has a reasonable expectation of obtaining financial or other help from a body of which he is a member,

and that he has failed to take all reasonable steps to enforce or obtain such rights, facilities or help (including permitting the Area Director to take those steps on his behalf).

(2) Where it appears that the applicant has a right to be indemnified against expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings, it shall not, for the purposes of paragraph (1), be deemed to be a failure to take reasonable steps if he has not taken proceedings to enforce that right, whether for a declaration as to that right or otherwise.