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Details of courts and tribunals opening times over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.
Four new business and property courtrooms open at West Gate, alongside eight new employment tribunal rooms to deal with disputes.
Jurors on the most traumatic cases will be better supported than ever with access to round-the-clock help and free counselling sessions.
Public safety will be at the heart of an independent review into sentencing, as the government pledges to end the crisis in our prisons.
Around 30 schoolchildren aged between 14 and 16 years took over courtroom 10 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 October 2024, as part of an initiative to highlight the dangers and consequences of carrying and usi…
Families invited behind the scenes of local justice. Open day to give rare and unique insight into how justice is done in East Anglia .
Families invited behind the scenes of local Combined Court. Open day to give rare and unique insight into how justice is done.
Victims and witnesses of crime will benefit from improved waiting rooms in 10 court buildings across England and Wales.
Data released today (16 August 2024) confirms 460 people arrested in connection with the violent disorder earlier this month have faced their day in court and at least 99 have already been sentenced.
More small claims will be resolved faster and away from court following new rules requiring mediation.
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Those using courts in and near Blackpool are set to benefit from bolstered capacity and easier access to services, the government announced today (21 May 2024).
Families will get to try on judges gowns and hear how judges prepare for cases at Derby Justice Centre.
First-of-its-kind counselling and 24/7 support for jurors following difficult cases.
Luisa Fulci has been appointed to the HMCTS Board by the Lord Chancellor, Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals.
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.
Ordinary people mistreated or wronged by big, powerful companies will have a better chance of bringing them to court to access justice, thanks to plans unveiled today (4 March 2024).
A total of 20 Nightingale courtrooms will remain open in 2024 to allow more cases to be heard across the country, the government has announced today (16 February 2024).
Court and tribunal capacity in Leeds is set to be boosted by the opening of new state-of-the art courts and tribunals in the city centre, giving victims, defendants and claimants quicker access to justice.
Cowards who kill their partners with sexual violence will face longer behind bars as the government continues to clamp down on domestic abuse against women.
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