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Friday 19 September 2025
A weekly update on the news and information about courts and tribunals
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Construction of the new City of London Law Courts has reached its next milestone, bringing the building a step closer to opening its doors.
A topping-out ceremony marked the highest point the new eight-storey courthouse will reach.
The law courts, in Salisbury Square off Fleet Street, will open in 2027 and deal with civil, magistrates' and Crown Court cases across 18 courtrooms.
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Our recent blog highlights the £148 million investment this financial year for essential repairs and improvements across the HMCTS estate. We outline ongoing projects addressing urgent issues including failing roofs, broken lifts and outdated systems.
The blog also references new facilities in development such as the City of London Law Courts, London Tribunals building at Newgate Street and a new Blackpool courthouse.
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We held our latest Strategic Engagement Group meeting with members from the Bar Council, Law Society and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives earlier this month and have now published the Chair's summary of the meeting.
The meeting featured updates on operational and strategic developments, Adult Intensive Supervision Courts, progress updates on civil digitisation, and the comprehensive evaluation of HMCTS reform services. We also discussed the future direction of the group, now the reform programme has concluded.
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As part of this year’s Open House Festival, which opens the doors to some of London's most iconic buildings, the Royal Courts of Justice will be welcoming visitors for a behind-the-scenes experience tomorrow, Saturday 20 September from 10am to 4pm.
Visitors will have the chance to tour the courts, visit the holding cells, speak to justice partners and much more.
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On 2 October 2025, we are updating the MyHMCTS payment section with a dropdown option that will include the Payment by Account number for every organisation.
This will save time in manually completing the field and reduce the risk of incorrectly inputting the account number.
To ensure this upgrade works for you, please check with your case administrator that your organisation has registered its account number and it is correctly linked to the MyHMCTS account.
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