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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Understand when civil restraint orders (CROs) are issued and view the lists of people with CROs in force against them.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in Fiji.
We handle complex and high value national and international business disputes, often involving parties based outside the United Kingdom. We are widely recognised as being at the forefront in the resolution of international commercial disputes. Cases that we hear include...
We handle shipping and maritime disputes. Cases that we hear include: collisions between ships disputes over the transport of cargo salvage of a ship, cargo or crew disputes over goods supplied to a ship disputes over mortgages and other security...
We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes about: patents registered designs plant varieties If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court . If the amount sought...
A membership scheme permitting enhanced access through security in HMCTS buildings for registered holders with the appropriate scheme ID.
Ask for a court bailiff to hand-deliver papers to the other party in family court proceedings.
Latest information about procedures rules for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court not replaced by the Criminal or Family Procedure Rules.
The most common types of case we handle include: disputes relating to business, property or land disputes over trusts competition claims under either European or UK competition law commercial disputes (domestic and international) intellectual property issues disputes over the validity...
We hear appeals against certain decisions by: all 3 divisions of the High Court of Justice and their specialist courts, including the Administrative Court the County Court the Family Court We also hear appeals against certain decisions by the: Competition...
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Professional and public user groups working with us on aspects of the HMCTS Reform Programme, including collaboration on new development proposals.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
How to volunteer as a magistrate, who can and cannot apply, the application form, and what magistrates do in court.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
Guides and interactive videos for defence lawyers and prosecutors on using the Digital Case System to work on Crown Court cases online.
We handle disputes about buildings, engineering and surveying. Cases that we hear include: claims about services provided by engineers, architects, surveyors and other professionals in this sector claims about local authority duties relating to land and buildings environmental claims (eg...
Daily court lists in the Immigration and Asylum chambers, updated for the following day between 4pm and 5pm.
We assess the costs and expenses incurred in civil litigation in order to decide how much: a successful party in litigation can recover from their opponent a barrister or solicitor can recover from public funds a client should have to...
We hear appeals from proceedings in the Crown Court. We hear appeals against: convictions in the Crown Court sentences given by the Crown Court (even if the conviction was in a magistrates’ court) confiscation orders imposed by the Crown Court...
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