https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/legal-aid-and-cross-border-disputes-within-the-european-union-modified-application-procedure/
EU Council Directive 2003/8/EC established minimum common rules relating to legal aid in cross-border civil disputes. The Directive allows member states to apply financial and merits tests to cross-border applications. To reflect the flexible approach to means assessment and submission of applications in cases affected by the Directive:
You can get further details about the rules relating to legal aid for cross-border disputes from the European Commission’s European judicial atlas in civil matters. This website also allows you to fill in the forms online, translate the form once you have filled it in and before printing it and transmit the forms electronically.
Modified application procedures
Read about modified applications for civil legal aid for Hague Convention child abduction/custody cases.
Modified application procedures
Special arrangements apply where legal aid is sought to enforce certain judgements in terms of the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.