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
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Details
Who manages HCC non-familynon-family?
Civil high cost non-family cases are managed by the Exceptional and Complex Case Team.
A non-family pack - general guidance and case plans
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CategoryCost specificCase guidancePlan (funding checklists)
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Where to send forms
New matters
For new matters, please contact the following:
Email: contactECC@justice.gov.uk
Phone: 0300 200 2020 .
The email address for the Exceptional and Complex Case Team is: contactECC@justice.gov.uk
Processing times
We process 90% of new or ongoing case plans in 20 working days.
And we deal with most correspondence within 1020 working days.
Last updated
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New Information update
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Updated after change in monarch.
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Update after change in monarch.
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Postal address changed
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Documents updated.
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Clinical negligence document updated.
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First published.
Update history
2023-03-31 11:39
Updated Wording
2023-03-24 07:03
New Information update
2022-10-31 14:59
Updated after change in monarch.
2022-09-22 16:52
Update after change in monarch.