Copies of all relevant documents must be sent.
The most common reason for delays in processing an application is that the application does not contain all the necessary information and documentation.
The Unit must see (if they exist):
- All court or tribunal papers, including Court orders and judgments
- Any letters or opinions from solicitors, barristers or advisers giving advice about the case
- Key correspondence with any other person(s) involved, or their solicitors
- Where assistance is requested with an appeal, a copy of the transcript of judgment from the court below
- Where advice is required about a contract or formal document, a full copy of the contract / document.
Please note the following important points:
- Always put documents in date order
- If you are including a lot of documents, please put a list at the front
- If there are a large number of papers and it is difficult to copy and send them all, please select the ones which seem the most important, and provide a summary of what other documents exist. This helps us if we need to ask for more documents whilst processing the application, and so that notice of all the documents available can be provided to a barrister taking on a piece of work on a case.
- Always send photocopies not original documents. Any documents supplied will be destroyed after closure of a file unless it is indicated that the applicant wishes to recover papers from the Unit. Papers can be recovered by the applicant or an adviser to the applicant in person, by supplying a DX number, or by sending a cheque for postage. Papers must in any case be recovered within 8 weeks of the closure of a case by the Unit unless special arrangements are made with the Unit before this time.
- Please avoid sending faxes and documents by email unless they are really urgent. The Unit has limited resources and cannot usually accept faxes or emailed documents of more than 20 pages in total for any application. We regret that we cannot accept documents sent in on CDs.
The above information can be downloaded from the following link:
There are further information sheets available by following the links below, or from the Unit, specifying the documentation which needs to be provided for the following types of case: