Requirements for Legal Aid applications
Kindly attach the following to your Legal Aid
Application, in:
- A complete and up to date charge sheet of the court proceedings
- A copy of the applicant’s identification documents where available
- A copy of the applicant’s latest pay slip and or a bank statement of the past or last three months if employed or owns a business.
- Copy of marriage certificate
- Copy of applicant’s identification document
- Copies of birth certificates of applicants children under 21 years of age 9(if any)
- A copy of applicant’s latest pays lip and or bank statement of the past three months
- Last known address of spouse.
- Copy of pleadings to date e.g summons etc.
- A copy of the applicant’s latest pays lip and or bank statement of the past or last three months
- Documentary evidence of the claim (if any)
- Identification of the parties domicile or residence of parties.
- Sufficient instructions as to the type of civil matter the applicant wishes to be assisted in.
- Indication of any action taken prior to the application e.g copies of a disciplinary hearing, proceedings or pleadings to date.
- A short explanation as to why applicant wants Legal Aid.
- Whether applicant is in custody or not
- Whether bail has been granted or not
- The applicant’s plea to the charge/s
- Next court dates, and contact details, preferably cell phone number.
- The main reasons why applicant wishes to divorce
- The expected outcome from the divorce, e.g. who should be awarded the custody of the children and how much maintenance should be awarded etc.
- Indication as to the estate that should be divided
- Latest pay slip, and if not employed, how applicant earns a living.
- The main cause of action
- The prayers or the particulars of claim
- Identification of the other party
- Indicate, if there has been any past or pending litigations
- The liquidated amount being claimed
- Proceedings or pleadings to date.
1. Criminal matters
2. Divorce matter
3. Other civil matters
When completing paragraph 14 of the application form, please include the following, in:
1. Criminal matters
2. Divorce matters
3. Other civil matters
Kindly assist us to expedite your application by providing sufficient information, so that the application is not returned merely for additional information