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Guidance: HMCTS weekly operational summary

Hm Courts Tribunals Service

July 29
15:36 2022

We email our weekly operational update to our subscribers on Sunday evenings, and share on social media on Monday mornings. Follow us on Twitter to check for daily or urgent updates.

HMCTS operational summary for week commencing Monday 1 August 2022

Next weeks update will be issued on Friday 5 August 2022.

  • Updated: Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) will be temporarily closed from Monday 1 August to Friday 5 August due to a building issue. Were contacting affected parties and relocating urgent work to alternative sites. For urgent enquiries please call 0161 954 7667.
  • Updated: We published new guidance on broadcasting sentencing hearings by the media in the Crown Court.
  • Updated: The government has announced plans to help resolve civil legal disputes away from court through free mediation.
  • Reminder: On Monday 18 July 2022 we opened our fifth and final Service Centre (CTSC) in Newport.
  • Reminder: HMCTS and the City of London Corporation have now exchanged the Agreement for Lease on the new City of London Law Courts. The purpose built, 18-courtroom facility will replace the ageing Mayors and City of London Court and the City of London Magistrates Court. The new venue will include 8 Crown court rooms, 5 county court hearing rooms, 4 magistrates court rooms and 1 multi-purpose room, which can be used for county or magistrates work. It will also focus on high level fraud work and have 2 court rooms dedicated to specialist cybercrime. Construction of the new court complex will commence shortly and is scheduled to become operational in 2026.

Crime

  • Updated: Common Platform is now live in 9 additional criminal courts: in South Wales and Gwent at Cardiff Crown Court, Cardiff Magistrates Court, Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court, Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court, Swansea Magistrates Court, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, Newport Crown Court, Newport Magistrates Court, and Cwmbran Magistrates Court.
    • Courts in North Yorkshire will be going live with the system later in the year.
  • Reminder: Criminal defence representatives should include the words BAR ACTION in the subject line of any email to the court about affected cases, so we can make the relevant judge aware as quickly as possible.

Family

  • Updated: Applying for financial remedy applications on MyHMCTS has recently been improved. Legal professionals can now add themselves and replace existing representatives whenever necessary, making it easier to cover periods of annual leave. Improvements have also been made to the way documents are managed and Form C has been updated to include the efficiency statement and references to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. More information on how to use the financial remedy service check our guidance on MyHMCTS. For detailed guidance on submitting an application watch our demonstration on YouTube.

Judicial guidance and announcements

Previous editions

Published 21 May 2021
Last updated 29 July 2022 +show all updates
  1. Update for week commencing Monday 1 August 2022 published.

  2. Update for week commencing Monday 25 July 2022 published.

  3. Update for week commencing Monday 18 July 2022 published.

  4. Added translation

  5. Update for week commencing Monday 11 July 2022 published.

  6. Updated for week commencing Monday 4 July.

  7. Update for week commencing Monday 27 June 2022 published.

  8. Operational update on bar action added.

  9. Update for week commencing Monday 20 June 2022 published.

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