Article 19. Comprehensive social legal assistance The Law on Advocacy and Legal Assistance

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1. Comprehensive social legal assistance is the provision, in accordance with the contract, of gratuitous legal assistance to the persons specified in paragraph 2 of this article, consisting in legal support for the client from the moment he requests legal assistance until the final legal decision on the case (resolution of the legal situation) is made in accordance with the procedure provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The scope and procedure for providing comprehensive social legal assistance are established by the Chambers of Legal Advisers and the Republican Bar Association. Information on the scope and procedure for providing comprehensive social legal assistance is sent to the authorized body.

The provision of comprehensive social legal assistance is one of the forms of realization of social responsibility and is carried out voluntarily.

2. Comprehensive social legal assistance may be provided:

1) persons in need of special social services, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on social protection;

2) persons entitled to targeted social assistance;

3) participants of the Great Patriotic War and persons equated in terms of benefits to participants of the Great Patriotic War;

3-1) veterans of military operations on the territory of other states;

4) persons with disabilities of the first and second groups;

5) old-age pensioners;

6) elderly and persons with disabilities living in special social services centers;

7) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/09/2021 No. 49-VII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

8) persons who raise children with disabilities alone or have adults with disabilities in their care.

Comprehensive social legal assistance is not provided for disputes related to business activities in the framework of civil proceedings.

3. Making a significant contribution to the provision of comprehensive social legal assistance is stimulated by the State.

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