Legal Aid Agency
We now have just one email address for answering enquiries from 1 November 2016 in the following areas:
- exceptional case funding (ECF)
- high cost civil applications
- immigration applications
The email address is:
contactECC@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
Help us answer enquiries quickly
In order to direct your email to the correct team you need to provide specific information in the email subject line. This should include:
- key words (stated below in bullet points)
- application/claim form number (if appropriate)
- client reference number
The key word will change according to where the case sits within the ECC team.
Exceptional Case Funding application/enquiry
If you are providing information about an ongoing ECF case, or have a question about an application where a certificate has been granted, you should select one of the following subject titles:
- ECF
- Exceptional case funding
- Direct applicant
- Inquest
High Cost Civil application/enquiry
If you are providing information about an ongoing HCC case, or have a question about an application where a certificate has been granted, you should select one of the following subject titles:
- High Cost Civil
- HCC
- Case plans
- QC
- Events
Immigration application/enquiry
If you are providing information about an ongoing immigration case, or have a question about an application where a certificate has been granted, you should select one of the following subject titles:
- Immigration
- Asylum
- SIAC
- Special Immigration Appeals Commission
Mailboxes closing
The move to a single email address means that the mailboxes will close on 11 November and will no longer be monitored after that date:
Emergency-immigration@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
highcostcivil@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
HR&EUinscopecases@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
Emergencyapps@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk