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An update from the Judge Advocate General and Director of the Military Court Service.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a magistrates' court hearing.
Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.
Appealing to a Mental Health Tribunal if you're sectioned: how to appeal, what happens at a hearing and what to do if you lose your case
How to take someone to the Patents Court for using a patent or registered design without permission.
How to start a case in the King’s Bench, part of the High Court which deals with claims such as personal injury, libel and contract law.
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 take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Make a payment to the Court Funds Office - pay a settlement, deposit money as part of a defence of tender before claim or repay an overpayment
How to take someone to the court to get compensation or payment for a collision at sea, a ship mortgage or another shipping dispute.
Apply for a payment out of Court Funds Office paid in by a defendant to settle a court case
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
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.
When you can share information about your case, what you can share and what to do if someone else shares information.
How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.
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...
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Timetable when cloud video platform (CVP) is scheduled to be available at Crown Courts.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
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