Mr Justice Treacy held changes introduced by the Northern Ireland
Legal Services Commission went beyond its powers.
It had specialist contracts from the
Legal Services Commission to provide advice on debt, welfare benefits and housing and also carried out casework in community care and employment.
The
Legal Services Commission (LSC) would not release a breakdown on how much legal aid was given to each defendant but the Chronicle understands Paul Thompson's legal aid bill checked in at around PS170,
It launched a legal battle against the
Legal Services Commission (LSC) after it was told the matter was closed and nothing could be done about it, Defending the action the LSC said it "was obliged to treat all bidders equally".
The National Audit Office (NAO) highlighted the issues as it refused to give the
Legal Services Commission's accounts a clean bill of health for the fourth year running.
The award was made by the SQM Delivery Partnership, which carried out an audit on behalf of the
Legal Services Commission. It is the highest category of service achievable in the commission's quality framework.
The contracts via The
Legal Services Commission cover cases related to childcare, divorce proceedings and financial matters.
The decision is understood to have been made by the
Legal Services Commission after complaints from pro-rebuild campaigners who questioned why his fight should be publicly funded.
The
Legal Services Commission said in November it was no longer funding an action against the makers of sodium valproate, a drug used to prevent epileptic seizures.
The Citizens' Advice Bureau in Wansbeck and Blyth Valley are trying to pick up the pieces after suffering a pounds 137,000 reduction in their funding from the
Legal Services Commission.
The Crown Court Means Testing Scheme is a joint Government initiative and is run by the
Legal Services Commission (LSC) and Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS).