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New guidance issued to courts and tribunals to help improve refreshments.
Early and late sittings will be piloted in civil and family courts, giving people greater access to hearings that can fit around their busy lives.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
People can now appeal Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions online after a limited trial revealed high levels of user satisfaction.
Landlords and tenants to receive faster and more effective justice in the event of property disputes.
A waste dumper already serving time in prison has had his sentence increased by Basildon Crown Court.
Man filmed dumping builders rubbish illegally
UK Ambassador delivered a statement calling for press freedoms and the protection of journalists around the world.
Statement delivered to the UN Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice & Reparation and the UN Special Advisor on the Convention on the Prevention of Genocide
Court users taking part in the first fully-video hearings found them convenient and easy to understand, an independent report published today reveals.
New law protecting emergency workers from assault to receive Royal Assent today (Thursday 13 September 2018).
Rotherham man fined for fishing without a licence and giving false information to officers.
Legal professionals are encouraged to register with their local court in advance of a government pilot designed to reduce queues and grant them easier access.
Lakh Jemmett has been appointed to the HMCTS Board by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals.
Specialists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) provided evidence that helped secure conviction in West Yorkshire 'revenge plotter' case
2 Italian men have been jailed for 24 years for an attempted £13 million cocaine importation at Dover.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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