Criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to other housing matters to which specific merits criteria applyE+W
62.—(1) For the purposes of a relevant determination the criteria in—
(a)regulations 39 (standard criteria for determinations for legal representation), 41(b) and 43 apply (prospects of success criterion);
(b)regulations 41(a) and (c) (criteria for determinations for full representation), 42 (costs benefit criteria) and 44 (multi-party action damages criterion) do not apply; and
(c)paragraph (2) apply.
(2) The Director must be satisfied that—
(a)the proportionality test is met; and
(b)the landlord or other person responsible for the matter complained of has been notified of the individual's complaint (except where this is impracticable) and, where such notice has been given, the landlord or other person has had a reasonable opportunity to resolve the matter.
(3) In this regulation, a relevant determination is a determination for full representation in relation to any matter described in—
(a)paragraph 33(1)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (the eviction from the individual's home of the individual or others), to the extent that it relates to services provided to an individual in relation to the unlawful eviction from the individual's home of the individual or others;
(b)paragraph 35 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (risk to health or safety in rented home); or
(c)paragraph 37 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (protection from harassment), to the extent that it relates to the interference with an individual's enjoyment of their home (within the meaning of paragraph 35(4) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act) by a landlord or other person.