A court may determine that a defendant is partially eligible for court-appointed counsel and order the defendant to contribute to the cost of representation.

From April 18, 1980, the green form scheme became available for domestic proceedings in magistrates' courts, transferring the cost of representation from civil legal aid to legal advice.

Naturally, this is confined to motoring but can include the cost of representation in summary proceedings as well as advice on claims and general motoring law, disputes with garages, and claims arising out of accidents.

In the majority of U.S. states, workers who have elected a union may be required to contribute towards the cost of representation (such as at disciplinary hearings) if their fellow employees have negotiated a union security clause in their contract with management.

Here, they assumed that the loss of a coveted union job cut an average worker's future earning power by 10 percent, and calculated that the improved chances of keeping that job by retaining a lawyer was worth at the very least $5,000 - far more than the cost of representation.

Special Communities LSC administers the grant for the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program to make available high quality free legal assistance to litigants before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims who cannot afford the cost of representation.