This article outlines how to add an Authority to a case.


Note: The Authorities functionality will first need to be enabled within your Equinox system by our Support Team. Please see Set Up Authorities for more information.


  1. Go to the relevant case
  2. Click ‘Add Authority’ or ‘Add Receiving Authority’
    The Receiving Authority is generally the office you have filed with
  3. Search for a preferred Authority or manually select one
  4. Click ‘Add Contact’/’Save’


Note: To correspond with an Authority you will need to create a Person and set up a Correspondence entry so that they appear on cases. See Correspondence Management for more information.