Practice Direction
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November 2, 2026
Domestic Abuse Best Listing Practices Guidance
Operating within the National Listing Framework, the Domestic Abuse Best Listing Scheme provides an expedited listing and case-management pathway for suitable domestic abuse cases in the Magistrates’ courts and Crown Court
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October 27, 2026
Uprated standard interim payment in mesothelioma claims
The Master of the Rolls, Head of Civil Justice, has increased the “standard interim payment” for mesothelioma claims to £75,000
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October 26, 2026
Insolvency Proceedings Practice Direction: Specified Specialist Hearing Centres
Details of which Business and Property Courts are specified as 'specialist'
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October 20, 2026
Magistrates’ courts National Listing Guidance
New national policy establishing a single consistent strategic guide to listing cases in magistrates' courts across England and Wales
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October 1, 2026
National Listing Framework – Court Listing Plans: Model Plan B – a small centre
Supporting the Court Listing Plan is Model Plan B - a small centre, as part of the National Listing Framework
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October 1, 2026
National Listing Framework – Court Listing Plan: Model Plan A – a medium centre
Supporting the Court Listing Plan is Model Plan A - a medium centre, as part of the National Listing Framework
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October 1, 2026
National Listing Framework – Court Listing Plan: National Template
This template is issued to assist Resident Judges in preparing the Court Listing Plan required for each Crown Court centre by the Practice Direction on Listing in the Criminal Courts. It should be read with Guidance Note No. 7
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October 1, 2026
National Listing Framework (Guidance No. 7) Court Listing Plans
Guidance Note to accompany the Court Listing Plan National Template
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October 1, 2026
Practice Direction of the Employment Appeal Tribunal 2026
Find out more about the procedural requirements which litigants in person and legal parties are expected to comply with
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September 8, 2026
Guidance notes published to support new Practice Direction on Listing
Guidance notes have been developed to help the judiciary, HMCTS staff and practitioners apply the National Listing Framework in practice