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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...
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
The Circuit Commercial Court was formerly known as the Mercantile Court. We handle commercial and business disputes. Cases that we hear include: disputes over contracts and business documents insurance and reinsurance sale of goods import, export and transport (‘carriage’) of...
Ask for an interpreter at a court or tribunal hearing - who's eligible, how to apply, when friends or family can act as interpreters
Make an urgent or emergency application to get permission to make decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity including interim applications for people applying to be a deputy
How to start a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, which deals with business, property, land, competition and probate disputes.
Use these forms to prepare for a magistrates' court trial in England or Wales.
We hear cases where a child who is the subject of legal proceedings must be protected and this protection is not possible under the Children Act 1989. This is called our ‘inherent jurisdiction’. The most common type of case is...
How to take someone to the Patents Court for using a patent or registered design without permission.
How to take someone to court over a construction, building, engineering or another technically complex dispute.
Use court finder to find a court in England and Wales or a tribunal in England, Wales and Scotland
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Bankruptcy Court. We handle petitions to bankrupt individuals living in London where a creditor has made the petition and is owed £50,000 or more. If the petition is less than...
How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute.
How to hire a court in the UK for filming, events and wedding receptions.
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...
A unitary patent will protect your invention in up to 25 EU countries and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
Restrictions on items you can take into a court or tribunal building; going through security
The Bulgarian Court System
How to observe a hearing as a journalist, researcher or member of the public.
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