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• security for the costs of legal representation (
• last resort (i.e. that there is no other person suitable and willing to act as litigation friend).
If your email is urgent, please ring the Civil Litigation enquiry line on 020 3681 2750
and speak to the Team Leader. If your email is not urgent, we aim to respond within 10
working days.
Contact details for other teams within the Official Solicitor's office:
public law family Tel: 020 3681 2755
private law family Tel: 020 3681 2754
COP healthcare & welfare Tel: 020 3681 2751
COP property & affairs Tel: 020 3681 2758
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From: OS Civil Litigation <OS_Civil_Litigation@ospt.gov.uk>
Sent: 06 August 2019 12:09
To: Lorraine Cordell
Subject: Auto-response
Your email has been received by the Official Solicitor's Civil Litigation Team. If you wish to
speak to someone by telephone, please call 020 3681 2750.
If your enquiry is not about civil proceedings, you will find the contact details for other teams
at the end of this auto response:
Request to the Official Solicitor to act as litigation friend in civil proceedings:
The Official Solicitor's criteria for acting as litigation friend in civil proceedings are:
• undisputed satisfactory evidence that the party lacks capacity to conduct the proceedings.
• security for the costs of legal representation (
• last resort (i.e. that there is no other person suitable and willing to act as litigation friend).
If your email is urgent, please ring the Civil Litigation enquiry line on 020 3681 2750
and speak to the Team Leader. If your email is not urgent, we aim to respond within 10
working days.
Contact details for other teams within the Official Solicitor's office:
public law family Tel: 020 3681 2755
private law family Tel: 020 3681 2754
COP healthcare & welfare Tel: 020 3681 2751
COP property & affairs Tel: 020 3681 2758