Section 34, The Legal Aid Act, 2012

(1) Where the Board has assisted a successful legallyaided person who has been awarded costs against an unsuccessfullitigant, the legally-aided person is deemed to have ceded ninety percent of the costs to the Board. (2) Where the Board has assisted a successful legallyaided person in a civil claim for damages and the successful legallyaided person has received payment as a result of a settlement or judgment, ten percent of the monies received shall be paid to the (3) In this section claims for maintenance for spouses and children and related claims shall not be regarded as damages. PART VII -–MISCELLANEOUS