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Friday 7 November 2025
A weekly round-up of the latest news and information about courts and tribunals
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Ministers have confirmed plans to remove the fee for survivors of violence and domestic abuse in debt proceedings to remove their personal details from the Insolvency Register and the official public record, the Gazette. The changes will take effect from 17 November 2025.
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The temporary technical issue affecting the Help with Fees service has now been resolved. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we worked to resolve this issue.
If you are a legal professional applying for help with court and tribunal fees and your client is currently receiving qualifying benefits, you no longer need to send evidence alongside the completed application. Litigants applying in person also do not need to supply evidence.
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We’ve published details of courts and tribunals opening times over the upcoming festive period. Most courts will close over the Christmas and New Year period, including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Some magistrates' courts will open for remand hearings only on limited dates.
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Our October highlights video showcases David Lammy’s visit to Snaresbrook Crown Court, additional Crown Court sitting days, the new Prisoner Escort and Custody Services guidance and a podcast going behind the scenes of a high-profile murder trial.
We also cover an anti-knife crime event for school pupils, changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules and a new courtroom in Hereford.
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If you have not already signed up to our lunch and learn session on foreign domicile cases, run by our probate team on Thursday 27 November 2025, 1pm to 2pm, you can do so now by emailing NSfamilybmt@justice.gov.uk.
The session will cover:
- entitlement to a grant
- required documents and document types
- establishing validity of Wills executed outside England and Wales
- common errors and how to avoid them.
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