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How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.
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…
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
The Parole Board decides whether prisoners who are serving certain types of sentences can be released.
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
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