Guidance & resources
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August 18, 2025
Practice Directions from the Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate): water company warrants
Please read Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring's directions regarding warrants of entry to premises under the Water Industry Act 1991
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July 30, 2025
Chapter 20: The Article 2 inquest
This is a resource for coroners to help them locate key principles, practical information and precedents when dealing with inquests
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July 29, 2025
Practice Guidance for the Commercial Court and London Circuit Commercial Court: Junior Advocacy
Read the updated guidance from Mr Justice Henshaw and HHJ Pelling KC about the role of junior counsel in cases
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July 22, 2025
Message from the Transparency and Open Justice Board: Key Objectives
Read the finalised Key Objectives together with the Board’s response to the public engagement
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July 7, 2025
Financial Remedies Court: Update on ES2, part of the Efficiency Statement
Find out more from Mr Justice Peel and HHJ Hess, the National and Deputy National Lead Judges of the Financial Remedies Court
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June 30, 2025
Update: Child Defendants in the Crown Court (formerly Youth Defendants in the Crown Court)
Find out the latest key updates to this bench book, now in its fifth edition, and download it
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June 30, 2025
Child Defendants in the Crown Court
Find out about and access the fifth edition of this bench book, previously titled Youth Defendants in the Crown Court
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June 20, 2025
Technology & Construction Court Guide revision for applications or claims under the Building Safety Act 2022
Find out more about this Building Safety Act Working Group update
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June 18, 2025
Chapter 19: Trans people and the Coroner’s Court
This is a resource for coroners to help them locate key principles, practical information and precedents when dealing with inquests