If You Can’t Get Legal Aid for Your Criminal Trial: How to Make a Rowbotham Application
Legal Aid BC
For people facing serious and complex criminal charges who have been denied legal aid but can’t afford a lawyer. It explains how to ask the judge to appoint a free lawyer. There is checklist of points to cover in court and copies of court forms. Note: The French version doesn’t include recent updates that are in the English version.
Last reviewed March 2026