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The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by…
A Crown Court: normally has a jury which decides if you’re guilty or not…
A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged…
Hearing lists published for courts and tribunals.
Use the N244 form to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment, or suspend an enforcement process. Evidence of identity and declaration form (CH60) also included on this page.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
What being in 'contempt of court' means, who can be in contempt of court, what the consequences are, how to report it, how to avoid it on social media (such as Twitter and Facebook).
Find court and tribunal forms, including divorce, probate, deed poll, money claim, help with fees and social security tribunal forms.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Sarah Crowther, Deputy Judge of the High Court on 16 September 2025.
Use this form to search for a ‘grant of representation’ (known as ‘probate’) or a will for someone who died in England and Wales in or after 1858.
Apply for a payment out of Court Funds Office paid in by a defendant to settle a court case
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