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Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by…
A Crown Court: normally has a jury which decides if you’re guilty or not…
A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged…
Environment Agency took boaters to court over illegal occupation of riverbank for several years.
If you are found guilty of a crime, your sentence will depend on a number of factors, including the type, seriousness and circumstances of the crime.
How to use the Administrative Court, part of the High Court which can hear cases about judicial reviews, statutory appeals and extradition.
Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.
Guidance on broadcasting sentencing hearings by the media and the Crown court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020.
Find out what you should bring for a court or tribunal hearing, how you can get support, and what to expect on the day
Latest news about the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Criminal Practice Directions and the Rule Committee.
How to apply to the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (UTIAC), how much it can cost and what you can do if your application fails.
We carry out judicial reviews of decisions made by planning authorities, and hear other challenges to planning decisions. This includes appeals and applications relating to: planning permission development consent compulsory purchase orders highways and other rights of way decisions under...
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a civil or family court hearing.
We review decisions made by people or bodies with a public law function, eg local authorities and regulatory bodies. We can: carry out a judicial review of decisions made by other courts, tribunals and public bodies hear challenges to decisions...
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
How to appeal a county court, High Court or tribunal decision to the Court of Appeal.
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