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A Guide to Court Orders
What happens when a court order is breached? How is a court order enforced and what do you do if you want to change a court order? We take a look at all of these questions and more and give you helpfu...
A Guide to Small Claims Court
Find out if you can take your case to small claims court and what you can expect from the process. Discover which court forms you need, how to apply and, if you win, how you can obtain your money....
A Lawyer's Duties to an Unrepresented Party
What to expect from the other side's lawyers and the judge when you represent yourself in court....
About the Divorce Court
How the courts handle applications for divorce in England and Wales and how this differs in Scotland and Northern Ireland...
Appeals and Judicial Review
An explanation of the process of Judicial Review, its purpose, where hearings are held and the possible outcome for cases that have been successfully judicially reviewed....
Arrested for Assault: Does Witness Description Count?
What weight is given to identification evidence in a criminal case that involves numerous witnesses who give different accounts of events?...
Attending Jury Service
What you can expect if you are called for jury service from the initial summons to entering the courtroom...
Being a Claimant in the Small Claims Court
Understanding your responsibilities as a defendant in the small claims process...
Breach of Court Order: What Steps to Take Next?
What steps can be taken when someone breaches a contact order? Warning notices, enforcement orders, compensation and contempt of court....
Can a Final Warning Be Overturned?
If you are given a police reprimand or final warning instead of being prosecuted as a youth, is there any way of appealing it?...
Can I Have A Case Transferred to Another Location?
When a company in one country wants to issue a claim against an individual based in another country where should the case be started?...
Caught Drink Driving
The legal alcohol limits for driving and what happens caught drink driving...
Claim Compensation for Criminal Injury
What kind and how much compensation could you claim if you are a victim of a crime...
Common Law in England
The English Legal System is founded on common law, which is law created by legal precedent. Find out how common law works and how to use it here....
Completing the Small Claims Court Form
How to complete your small claims form...
Court Costs and Legal Aid
How legal aid works and what you can expect if you can’t afford to pay for your court case...
Court of Appeal Civil Division
Appealing a decision of the County or High Court? Your application for an appeal will go to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) for consideration on its merits. Find out more here....
Court of Appeal Criminal Division
If you're appealing against your conviction in the Crown Court after a trial, or appealing the length or nature of your sentence (or both) this is what happens when your case is heard at the Court of ...
Court: Recall on Licence
Released on licence from prison? Find out how not to get recalled and what happens if you are recalled on your licence, including the procedure by which you can challenge the recall....
Crown Court Appeals
If you're appealing against your conviction or the length or nature of your sentence as imposed by a judge in the Crown Court, you will normally need to obtain 'leave' from the Court of Appeal to have...
Defending Your Case in the Divorce Court
Why you may have to go to court to get your divorce and how to prepare for your day in court...
Defending Yourself in the Small Claims Court
How to handle a small claim against you...
Divorce and your Children
What you need to know about how your children will be handled during and after your divorce is complete...
Do You Pay Court Costs if Found Not Guilty?
If you're acquitted after a trial you won't usually have to pay any costs relating to bringing the prosecution. There is an exception, however. Read more here....
Drugs and the Criminal Law
A list of the current illegal controlled drugs and what penalties can be expected if caught in possession or supplying these drugs...
Ethics and the Law
Barristers and solicitors are regulated professions and each must follow a Code of Conduct. Find out more here....
European Appeal Cases
An introduction to the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, and the circumstances in which people can take cases to Europe....
Failure to Attend Jury Service
What will happen if you fail to attend your jury service and how to get support during and after your case finishes....
Family Court and the Adoption Process
When adopting a child it is important to consider the process and stages involved in the Family Court. With regards to the Law, the child's welfare is paramount in any decision-making process....
Getting an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)
Information about what an ASBO is, who can get these orders and what happens if you break the order...
Getting Criminal Legal Aid
If you're arrested by the police on suspicion of a criminal offence, you are entitled to legal advice and assistance at the police station. You may also be entitled to representation at court if you q...
Grounds for Divorce
What grounds you must prove on a petition before a divorce will be granted...
Handling a Divorce
The basic information you need to know if you are thinking of divorce...
How to Apply for Adoption
Understanding the adoption process...
How to Complain About the Courts and Police
How to complain about the courts and police...
Information About Employment Tribunal
If you're due to attend an employment tribunal here's what to expect when you get there, the procedure and the role of the tribunal....
Information About Mental Health Tribunals
If you or someone you know has been 'sectioned' under the Mental Health Act, you may be wondering what happens at a Mental Health Tribunal. Find out all about the procedure here....
Information About Parole Board Hearings
If you or someone you know is due to go before the Parole Board, you may be wondering what happens at these hearings. Find out all about the procedure here....
Information about Small Claim Courts
What steps to take to recover money you are owed through the small claims court...
Information about the Crown Court
How the Crown Court in England and Wales operates and how they differ in Northern Ireland and Scotland...
Information about the Magistrates court
How the magistrates’ court system operates in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland....
Information about the Royal Courts of Justice
How the Royal Courts of Justice operate and which courts sit within the Royal Courts of Justice building...
Information about the Youth Court
What kind of court young offenders will be tried in and how the Scottish and Irish legal systems handle young people in their courts....
Investigation and Charge For An Offence
What steps the police will typically take to investigate a crime before it goes to court...
Magistrate Court Appeals
If you've been found guilty of an offence at the Magistrates' Court and wish to appeal, or if you've been sentenced by the Magistrates' Court and wish to challenge the length or nature of your sentenc...
Make a Claim in the Small Claims Court
How to use the small claims court as a claimant or defendant...
Person Has Been Charged, Can Police Continue Investigation?
Can the police continue to investigate a crime after a suspect has been charged?...
Pleading Guilty and the Courts
Thinking about pleading guilty to an offence? Everything you need to know before you decide is here!...
Police and Court Bail
Are you on bail for a criminal offence? Or do you have a loved one who has been remanded and need to know how bail works? Read all about police and court bail here....
Pre-Court Penalties
What punishments and warnings can be handed to offenders to avoid a court appearance...
Preparing for Court
How to prepare for a court appearance if you are a young person, defendant, juror or a witness...
Pre-Sentence Reports
The role of pre-sentence reports in criminal sentencing and how they are used by the court....
Probation and Community Sentencing
Your guide to probation and community sentencing...
Punishment & Rehabilitation
How the courts decide on a punishment for a crime and what offenders can expect in rehabilitation...
Release on Home Detention Curfew
Do you have a loved one serving a prison service of between 3 months and four years? If so, they may be eligible for early release on Home Detention Curfew. Find out all about the procedure here....
Reporting a Crime
How to report a crime if you are a witness or victim...
Rules of Jury Service
The rules, regulations and responsibilities for members of a jury in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland....
Statute Law in England
How statute law is brought into force in the United Kingdom, and where you can research Acts of Parliament in a law library and online....
Support if You are a Witness to a Crime
What you can expect when you are a witness in court and how to get help and support, before, during and after you have given your evidence...
The Adoption and Children Act 2002: An Overview
The Adoption and Children Act 2002: An Overview...
The Court of Appeal
What you can do if the outcome of your court cases was not what you expected...
The Criminal Cases Review Commission
What is the Criminal Cases Review Commission? How does it work? Can you apply? Find out all about this independent body's role and what they may be able to do for you....
The European Court of Human Rights
What is the role of the European Court of Human Rights, and how does it enforce the rights of the citizens of Member States? Find out all about this vital part of democratic Europe here....
The Family Court and Young Offenders
Essential information for children and families attending court...
The Judge's Decision and Sentencing
What kind of court is likely to hear your cases and what penalties can the judge hand down...
The Real Cost of Going to Court
There is a myth that if you take someone to court and win, they have to pay your solicitor's fees, but this isn't strictly true. We explore the real costs behind going to court and find out the hidden...
The Supreme Court Explained
Find out all about the role of the Supreme Court and its function in the British Justice System....
Things to Know When Attending Court
Things you should know about your appearance in court before your case is heard...
Use the Small Claims Court for Debt Recovery
How to recover a debt through the small claims court...
Victim Support After a Crime
How and where to get support if you are a victim of crime...
What Are Indeterminate Sentences?
Prison sentences are divided into two distinct categories: determinate sentences and indeterminate sentences. Find out what happens when a person is sentenced to an indeterminate sentence here....
What Happens at an Immigration Hearing?
Immigration appeals are heard in seventeen centres around the country. Here's what to expect when you go to a hearing....
What Happens at the Coroner's Court?
In certain circumstances a coroner will hold an inquest after a death. Find out what happens and how it affects other legal proceedings here....
What Happens at the Family Court?
If you're due to attend the family court for a hearing, here's what you should do when you get there and what to expect in court....
What Happens Before a Court Appearance?
Know what your rights are before you become involved in a court case and how to get compensation if you are a victim...
What is Legal Aid?
What is legal aid and am I eligible to receive it?...
What to Expect in the Courtroom
What you can expect if you attend a court in England and Wales as a victim, witness, defendant or juror....
What Will Happen if I Don't Turn Up at Court?
What might happen to me if I don't attend court as a witness?...
When You Are the Victim of Domestic Violence
What you can do if you are a man, women, child or young person in an abusive family...
Why Was I Picked For Jury Service?
The reasons why people are picked for jury service and how long they will need to attend court as a juror...
Your First Time in a Courtroom
What to expect in each of the courts that existing in the UK...
Your Rights on Arrest
What your basic rights are if arrested in the UK...