In Steel and Morris v United Kingdom (2005) the European Court of Human Rights decided that the right to free legal assistance applied only to criminal charges.

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In Steel and Morris v United Kingdom (2005), the European Court of Human Rights held that the lack of legal aid to the defendants in a libel case violated their right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, indicating that the right to free legal assistance can extend beyond criminal charges.

In Steel and Morris V United Kingdom (2005) the European