More courts listed to resume jury trials
Following rigorous health and safety assessments, two more crown courts are listed to resume trials. This will bring the total number of courts hearing jury trials to 64, out of a total of 77 courts ...
COVID-19
Adapting our court to Covid-19 restrictions
His Honour Judge Geraint Walters shares his reflections on how Swansea Crown Court has adapted to enable justice to be delivered during Covid-19 restrictions. When the initial restrictions on movement came into effect during March, ...
More courts listed to resume jury trials
Find out the latest courts which are resuming jury trials
Ensuring public duty can be carried out safely
His Honour Judge David Griffith-Jones QC shares his experience of presiding over a socially distanced murder trial in Maidstone Crown Court. HHJ Griffith-Jones QC conducted a socially distanced murder trial at Maidstone Crown Court which ...
HMCTS recruiting five non-legal members of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Friday, 22 August 2020
Update: 16 more courts to resume jury trials
Following rigorous health and safety assessments, 16 further courts are set to resume trials. The trials at all courts will take place under special arrangements to maintain the safety of all participants, including jurors and ...
Courts and tribunals recovery
Find out more about reopening the courts from the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Justice Lindblom
Update: more courts to resume jury trials
Following rigorous health and safety assessments, seven further courts are set to resume trials. The trials at all courts will take place under special arrangements to maintain the safety of all participants, including jurors and ...
Message from the SPJ and DSPJ: Clarification of the use of live link in Magistrates Courts
Find out more about the use of live link following guidance issued last week
More courts set to resume jury trials
Details of the latest courts to resume jury trials are now available