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The High Court upholds the Legal Aid Board's decision to terminate a legal aid certificate previously granted to an individual seeking to challenge a 1988 judgment regarding a factory fire compensation claim. The individual, a shareholder in the company that owned the factory, argued that the original judgment had indirectly implicated him in arson without a fair trial. However, the court found no new evidence of fraud that would justify reopening the case after more than 30 years. The court also noted the individual's failure to act sooner as a significant factor, emphasising the public interest in the finality of litigation. The court concluded that the Legal Aid Board's decision was neither arbitrary nor disproportionate, and the individual's application for relief was refused.
Legal Aid Board, factory fire, compensation claim, arson, fair trial, fraud evidence, legal aid certificate termination, public interest, finality of litigation, High Court, shareholder, 1988 judgment, Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, European Convention on Human Rights, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, presumption of innocence, right to silence, delay in litigation, costs of proceeding, access to court.
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