Guidance

King's Bench hearing and trial dates

Details of the earliest available dates for hearings and trials at the King's Bench Division of the High Court, based on how long they are expected to last.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 18 March 2019
• Last updated: 1 October 2024 — See all updates

All types of cases other than media and communications

Estimated duration of case	Next available date for hearing
Up to 3 days	9 June 2025 to 31 July 2025 October 2025
Up to 5 days	10 November 2025 to 30 January 2026
5 to 10 days	1 December 2025 to 20 February 2026
10 days to 4 weeks	12 January 2026 to 1 April 2026
4 to 8 weeks	12 January 2026 to 1 April 2026
Over 8 weeks	12 January 2026 to 1 April 2026

Media and communications cases

Estimated duration of case	Next available date for hearing
Up to 5 days	14 January 2025 to 31 March 2025
5 to 10 days	3 February 2025 to 23 May 2025
10 to 20 days	29 April 2025 to 31 July 2025

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Published 18 March 2019
Last updated 1 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 October 2024

   Updated the lead times.

2. 5 August 2024

   Updated the lead times.

3. 2 July 2024

   Updated the lead times.

4. 24 April 2024

   Updated the lead times.

5. 4 March 2024

   Updated the lead times.

6. 19 January 2024

   Updated the lead times.

7. 4 December 2023

   Updated the lead times.

8. 24 October 2023

   Updated the lead times.

9. 20 September 2023

   Updated the lead times

10. 18 August 2023

    Updated the lead times

11. 2 May 2023

    Updated the lead times

12. 23 February 2023

    Updated the lead times

13. 20 January 2023

    Updated the lead times

14. 1 December 2022

    Updated the lead times

15. 21 October 2022

    Updated the lead times

16. 11 August 2022

    Lead times updated

17. 5 July 2022

    Updated on 5 July.

18. 6 June 2022

    Updated on 6 June.

19. 31 May 2022

    Updated on 31 May

20. 27 April 2022

    List Update on 28 April

21. 29 March 2022

    Trial windows updated

22. 10 January 2022

    Updated trial periods on 10 January 2022.

23. 10 November 2021

    Trial periods updated.

24. 12 October 2021

    List updated 11 October

25. 27 August 2021

    List updated on 27 August

26. 8 July 2021

    Information for Queen’s Bench Master updated as of the 8 July 2021 published

27. 26 May 2021

    Update to the list

28. 14 April 2021

    Trial dates updated.

29. 12 March 2021

    Hearing and trial dates updated.

30. 8 January 2021

    Updated 8 January 2021

31. 23 November 2020

    Dates updated.

32. 28 October 2020

    Trial periods updated.

33. 21 September 2020

    Hearing and trial dates updated.

34. 16 July 2020

    Hearing and trial dates updated.

35. 23 June 2020

    Dates updated.

36. 6 May 2020

    Listings updated.

37. 12 February 2020

    Trial periods updated.

38. 19 December 2019

    Times updated.

39. 18 November 2019

    Trial dates for media and communications cases amended.

40. 1 October 2019

    Trial periods updated

41. 20 August 2019

    Times updated 20 August.

42. 29 July 2019

    Removed 'March 2019' title and updated windows

43. 18 June 2019

    Updated final line 18.6.19

44. 17 May 2019

    Updated trial windows 17.5.19

45. 16 April 2019

    Updated 16.4.19

46. 18 March 2019

    First published.