Guidance

Civil legal aid application forms: supporting guidance

Civil applications: checklist for new applications, proceedings codes including wordings, limitation codes, borderline cases.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 4 August 2014
• Last updated: 5 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Civil representation checklist for new applications

PDF, 154 KB, 4 pages

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Civil representation guidance on proceedings codes and standard wordings for pre-April 2013 certificates

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Civil representation guidance on proceedings codes and standard wordings for post-April 2013 certificates (version 11) (November 2024)

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Standard limitation codes

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Guidance on applying for legal aid: borderline prospects of success

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Legal aid evidential requirements

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Privacy notice - CCMS civil legal aid applications

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High Profile cases

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Details

Find guidance on making new legal aid applications - to use with forms CIVAPP1, CIVAPP3, CIVAPP8A, CIVAPP8, CIV APP6, CIV MEANS1 and CIV MEANS2 to ensure you submit the correct information and reduce the risk of rejection.

Also guidance on proceedings codes and limitations, including wordings, and making an application in borderline cases.

Published 4 August 2014

Last updated 5 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2024

   Added High Profile cases SOP

2. 23 December 2020

   Privacy notice updated. These changes are part of our preparations for exiting the European Union once the transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

3. 26 February 2019

   Removal of obsolete guidance on emergency funding in JR cases. See instead: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/judicial-review-discretion-pro-forma

4. 1 September 2018

   Upload of replacement version 7 guidance file for proceedings codes post April 2013

5. 22 May 2018

   Privacy notice for CCMS civil legal aid applications

6. 10 May 2018

   Legal aid evidential requirements published.

7. 3 May 2016

   Civil representation guidance on proceedings codes and standard wordings for post-April 2013 certificates updated.

8. 20 July 2015

   Updated documents 'Civil representation guidance on proceedings codes and standard wordings for pre-April 2013 certificates' and 'Civil representation guidance on proceedings codes and standard wordings for post-April 2013 certificates'.

9. 23 March 2015

   Updated Proceedings and codes guide added.

10. 4 August 2014

    First published.