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HMCTS operational summary for week commencing Monday 5 December 2022

Next weeks update will be issued on Friday 9 December 2022.

• Reminder: Find details of courts and tribunals opening times over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

Crime

• Reminder: Defence solicitors and barristers can join one of our regular online support sessions to get help with using Common Platform. Well answer your questions, offer advice and help with troubleshooting. Sessions take place on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and Thursdays at 9am - email us to book a session.

Civil

• Reminder: Medway County and Family Court has opened at its new base in Gun Wharf, Chatham. The project has created 6 hearing rooms, 6 judicial chambers, an Advocates room and consultation rooms. Gun Wharf replaces the former site at Anchorage House, which was vacated in June 2021.

Family

• Reminder:Weve published a recording of our recent financial remedy webinar on YouTube. This provides an overview of the service on submitting and managing applications. Well be announcing more sessions via our Eventbrite channel in due course.
• Reminder: On Tuesday 13 December, were hosting a webinar on the probate service for legal professionals. This webinar will provide an overview of the performance of the probate service in the past year, information on the latest data on applications and plans to improve the service as well as an opportunity for you to ask questions.

Tribunals

• Updated: On Monday 28 November, The Employment Tribunals (ET) project went live with their first external release to introduce a new CitizenUI portal for Litigant in Person (LiP), single claimants with open track cases for those claims submitted online for Leeds and Scotland. This release will impact Leeds and Glasgow ET upon go-live and will be expanded to include Nottingham and Bristol ET cases from early December, followed by a phased national rollout during 2023 to all ET regional offices.
• Reminder: Leeds Employment Tribunal in City Exchange building will relocate to West Gate during the 2023-24 financial year, with the current lease ending on Monday 24 July 2023. The move to West Gate will allow us to exchange like for like and replicate the current location as closely as possible. We will ensure continuity of operations and that the new building meets the needs of all professional and public users therefore we will cease hearings and exit City Exchange once West Gate is ready.

Judicial guidance and announcements

• For the latest practice directions, advice, and guidance please visit the Judicial Office website.

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