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Two former policemen acquitted of
raping Louise Nicholas - and who will face a different trial tomorrow along
with Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards - have received about
$250,000 in legal aid. The Legal Services Agency revealed
the top 10 amounts of cash paid out in legal aid, excluding GST, during the
2005-2006 year. Waitangi Tribunal cases were not included. The agency said among the top 10
was $132,050 in legal aid paid to lawyers representing Brad Shipton. Lawyers representing Bob Schollum
have received $116,626. These costs may include aid for
lawyers, expert witnesses, forensic tests, investigators, office expenses and
aid to defend subsequent charges. Shipton, Schollum and Rickards
were acquitted of raping Nicholas last March by a High Court jury. The trio will appear in the High
Court at Two weeks have been set aside for
the jury trial - much of which is covered by suppression orders. The Legal Services Agency's top 10
sums paid out during the 2005-06 year ranged from $109,586 to $408,623. The top sum was given in the
Janice Pou case, a now deceased lung cancer victim who tried to sue an
international tobacco giant. |
