Supreme Court allows travel expense reimbursement for legal aid assistant under specific statutory conditions.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the claim for reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by a legal aid assistant. The applicant argued that costs arising from travel to court proceedings should be covered under the Legal Aid Act, while the opposing party contested the applicability of the specific provision. The court ruled in favor of the applicant, determining that the statutory provision explicitly permits such reimbursement when the travel is directly necessitated by the performance of official duties.