Guidance
High cost cases: non-family (civil)
Information packs for solicitors and barristers to get legal aid in high cost cases (HCC) where the matter is outside of family law.
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Details
Who manages HCC non-family?
Civil high cost non-family cases are managed by the Exceptional and Complex Cases Team.
A non-family pack - general guidance and case plans
- Solicitors & Barristers Information Pack
- Non Family High Cost Case Plan Format
- Judicial Review Case Plan (Costs Only)
- Clinical Negligence Funding Checklist
Where to send forms
New matters
For new matters, please contact the following:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 200 2020 .
The email address for the Exceptional and Complex Case Team is: [email protected]
Processing times
We process 90% of new or ongoing case plans in 20 working days.
And we deal with most correspondence within 20 working days.
Updates to this page
Published 1 June 2014Last updated 31 March 2023 + show all updates
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