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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.
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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.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in Fiji.
Use these forms to prepare for a magistrates' court trial in England or Wales.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Tonga.
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
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