Applying for Civil Legal Aid

All applications for legal aid must be submitted to the Legal Aid Office by an Advocate.

This is because part of the application requires the Advocate to certify that your case has reasonable legal merits. If you feel you are financially eligible to receive legal aid you should make contact with an Advocate, and subject to them agreeing to represent you, they will progress your legal aid application on your behalf.

If your court proceedings are in another court jurisdiction you may still make an application for legal aid; however your application should be submitted to the legal aid authority which exists within the same jurisdiction as the Court proceedings.

You should contact the relevant authority for further details as to how to apply for legal aid.

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Guernsey

Jersey