If you are looking for waivers and exemptions relating to training and qualifying as a barrister, visit our Barrister training: waivers and exemptions page.
- Please email your application form and supporting documents to [email protected]. If you are unable to submit your application by email, please contact us for further guidance.
- You must provide all necessary supporting evidence in support of an application, as listed in the application guidelines. We may request further information or documents if needed in order to process your application. Please respond to any request for further information or documents within two weeks.
- An application is now likely to take at least 12 weeks to process once it is complete (ie all required evidence and fees are received). Our Service Update page includes the latest guidance on our application processing times.
- Requests for review by the Independent Decision-making Body will normally be processed within 10 weeks.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Authorisations Team, we are available between 9:30 am and 12:00 pm in the morning and between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm in the afternoon (Monday to Friday). Please call 020 7611 1444 and you will be connected to a member of the team. If you are unable to call during these hours, please email us ([email protected]) and we will respond in writing as soon as we are able.
Our Policy on Application Fee Payments, Waivers and Refunds includes guidance on:
- making application fee payments by bank transfer (BACS) or credit/debit card
- fee waivers
- refunds
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) extensions and waivers
Information on waivers and extensions for those on the New Practitioner Programme can be found on our CPD extensions and waivers page. Please note that we no longer issue exemptions and waivers to those on the Established Practitioner Programme. For more information about CPD, see our pages on CPD.
Qualified Person applications
Applications relating to Qualified Person requirements can be found on our Qualified Person requirement application page. For more information about the Qualified Person requirement, visit our page on the Qualified Person requirement.
Licensed Access applications
Applications relating to Licensed Access can be found on our Licensed Access applications page. For more information about Licensed Access, visit our page on Public and Licensed Access.
Public Access exemptions
Applications relating to Public Access exemptions can be found on our Public Access Exemption application page. For more information about Public Access, visit our page on Public and Licensed Access.
Conducting Litigation
Applications relating to conducting litigation can be found on our conducting litigation application page. For more information about conducting litigation, visit our page on conducting litigation.
