PROVISION OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE
1. SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Legal assistance is made available to indigent (poor) appellants in civil cases. In criminal appeals pro-deo counsel is assigned to appellants in murder cases and any other cases which have constitutional connotations.
2. HOW DO I OBTAIN SERVICE?
In both civil and criminal appeals, you apply to the Registrar for proper assessment.
3. HOW DO I APPLY FOR SERVICE?
For civil cases, you apply to the Registrar pursuant to Rule 30 of the Court of Appeal Rules. Firstly, the Registrar will course for a certificate of whether or not you have an arguable case to be made by an attorney. If you don’t have an arguable case, you will be denied the service.
For criminal cases assignment is done by the Registrar in consultation with the Judge President.
4. COST INVOLVED IN OBTAINING SERVICE
Free
5. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
The Registrar’s Office
High Court, Lobatse
Private Bag 001
Lobatse
Tel: +267-533 0396/7