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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent public body that reviews possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and refers cases to the appeal courts. CCRC is an executive non-departmental public...
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
There is wide interest in understanding how cases progress through the criminal justice system (CJS).
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.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
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...
Correspondence between the Advisory Board and the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Annual report on average case processing time for criminal cases dealt with in the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (SCUK) is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance...
Cases provisionally fixed for hearing in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division.
The process of taking or giving evidence from abroad for UK court cases and rules on which countries allow it.
All information on new criminal court cases in England and Wales now sits on a single digital platform as the government delivers its latest milestone to modernise the justice system.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
This report sets out the findings and recommendations of the Tailored Review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
National Statistics on cases in the magistrates’ courts and Crown Court and, from March 2017, includes language interpreter and translation services statistics.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
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