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Opening times for courts and tribunals over the Easter period.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointments 8 Court Examiners for 5 years from 1 April 2024.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.
A people smuggler has been jailed for cramming 7 migrants into a one-person sleeping compartment and brazenly trying to enter the UK.
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.
Pensioner's Poltimore piles prison punishment.
A man from east London must repay £10,000 within one week after falsely applying for a Covid Bounce Back Loan.
Environment Agency officers blocked by operator
Angler's £120 fine dwarfed cost of rod licence
Children will be better protected from the impact of lengthy courtroom battles thanks to pioneering measures to help families resolve disputes as swiftly as easily possible.
Anglers from South, Midlands and London skipped fees used to maintain fisheries
Anglers caught without licences in Hampshire and Somerset
A people smuggler has been jailed today for attempting to bring a Vietnamese woman into the UK by cramming her into the dashboard of his car.
People are being encouraged to see how justice is done in courtrooms with the publication of a new and simple ‘how to’ guide for attending court hearings today.
The Court of Appeal has been asked to provide clarity on when a particular defence to criminal damage is available for use by protesters, the Attorney General has announced today.
Fines and costs dwarf price of fishing licence
Skipper skipped almost £400 in fees.
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