Guidance & resources
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February 18, 2021
New witness statements Practice Direction approved
Civil Procedure Rule Committee has made changes to witness statements in Business and Property Courts to promote and enforce best practice in their preparation.
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February 9, 2021
Update: Family Division’s Transparency Review
The final publication of the Family Division’s Transparency Review is now expected to be in October 2021.
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February 1, 2021
Civil Justice Council’s 9th National Forum on Access to Justice for those without means
Watch videos of the Forum on YouTube via this story
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February 1, 2021
Electronic filing of applications to be dealt with without a hearing
A reminder of the appraoch to electronic filing in the Commercial Court.
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January 25, 2021
Senior Courts Costs Office Guide – the 2021 version is now available
Find out about the changes in practice brought in after COVID 19
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December 23, 2020
Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber): Guidance for Litigants in Person
Information for people representing themselves in the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal
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December 22, 2020
Authorisation of court staff to exercise judicial functions and Delegation of Authorisation No3
The Lord Chief Justice had issued a new “Authorisation of court staff to exercise judicial functions and Delegation of Authorisation”. It replaces the authorisation issued in April 2020.
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December 18, 2020
CJC publishes final report on low value personal injury claims
Read the final report published by the working group of the Civil Justice Council, chaired by Nicola Critchley, on low value personal injury claims.
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December 15, 2020
Practice Statement authorising Tribunal Caseworkers First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) to carry out specified functions
Sir Keith Lindblom, has approved trained staff to carry out certain functions. Read the statement for full details.
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December 14, 2020
Exploring the report and recommendations of the expert panel on: Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases
The Family Justice Council held a virtual discussion forum on Monday, 14 December 2020