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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
This guide provides information about being arrested in Austria and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Armenia and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Qatar and what conditions are like in prison there.
Get help if you're a victim or witness who needs to give evidence in court. Find out how to review your statement, protection you can get in court and how to claim expenses.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
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