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CIV APP8A: application for prior authority/change (cost limitation)

Use this form to request prior authority or a change to cost limitation (where applicable).

Updates to this page

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published:
4 August 2014
Last updated:
30 June 2025
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  1. CIV APP 8A updated to include a field for the applicant's first name instead of their initials.

  2. Updated Application Form

  3. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

CIV APP8A: application for prior authority/change to cost limitation

PDF, 107 KB, 6 pages

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Guidance for completing CIV APP8A

PDF, 103 KB, 6 pages

Details

LAA 6-page application form and guidance.

You can only request prior authority in limited circumstances. If you need to request standard rates and hours you should not submit CIV APP8A.

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