Improving the system of state-guaranteed legal aid provided by lawyers

On April 25, 2018 representatives of the Financial Monitoring Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in a round table on "Improving the system of state-guaranteed legal aid provided by lawyers" organized by the Ministry of Justice with the support of the World Bank in the framework of the institutional strengthening of the justice sector.
The round table was attended by deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament, representatives of the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General's Office, interested state bodies, international and national non-governmental organizations.
During the event, the consultants of Miller Canfield and GLCC Solutions LLC presented the results of studying the experience of the OECD countries in the provision of state-guaranteed legal aid.
At the end of the event, the participants developed recommendations on improving the system of free legal assistance, in particular the introduction of a system of primary and secondary legal aid services, the development of online and telephone counseling services, and the organization of an administrative unit to provide state-guaranteed legal aid to bar associations, etc.