Are there any cases for which Public Funding is not available ?

Yes.
Public Funding is not available for the following types of cases:

1. Neighbour and boundary disputes, (unless connected to some other housing issue).

2. Defamation or malicious falsehood.

3. Conveyancing, (unless related to other court proceedings where an order was made).

4. Making of wills, (except for people aged 70 or over, or disabled persons, or a parent of a disabled person who wishes to provide for that person in a will, or a parent of a minor who wishes to appoint a guardian for that minor in a will).

5. Matters of company or partnership law, or matters connected with running a business, (except if this is related to a family dispute or family proceedings).

Matters of trust law, (except if this is related to a family dispute or family proceedings).

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