United Kingdom
CEPEJ Member: Rachael PETERS
Deputy member:
Shona Welsh
Strategy Lead. Strategy and User Insight Division. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
United Kingdom - European Cyberjustice Network observer (ECN)
Gary O’Reilly
Chief Technology Officer. Digital Architecture, Strategy and Innovation. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Sue Bolton
Acting Senior Service Manager - Remote Hearing Service Team. Development Directorate. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
National Correspondent
Peter MALEK
Scotland
Stephen MCCONVILLE
Northern Ireland
Nathan MBALU
Senior Policy Advisor on Council of Europe Strategy
Ministry of Justice
UK England and Wales
Pilot Court
Reading County Court
Mr James NARRAMORE
Operations Manager for Thames Valley
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Evaluation Exercise
- 2022 Edition
- 2020 Edition
- 2018 Edition
- 2016 Edition
- 2014 Edition
- 2012 Edition
- 2010 Edition
- 2008 Edition
- 2006 Edition
- Pilot scheme
Events
- Summary and report of initiatives organised by member States in the framework of the European Day for Civil Justice (2011)
- European Day for civil Justice (Edinburgh, 18 octobre 2010)
This year, the Scottish Government and the Law Society of Scotland co-hosted an event on 18 October to mark EU Civil Justice Day. It focused on key developments in EU civil law that had a significant domestic impact. Topics for discussion included: small claims debt recovery and enforcement; succession law and family law. Tools designed to simplify the provision of cross-border legal advice such as the e-justice portal were also be presented. (EU Civil Justice Day)
Links to relevant Institutions
- Ministry of Justice
- Judiciary in England and Wales
- Office of Criminal Justice Reform
- Her Majesty's Court Service
- Judges' Council Response - Constitutional Reform
- Criminal procedure Rule Committee
- Judicial Appointments Annual Reports
- Sentencing Guidelines Council
- Constitutional Reform - concordat
- Civil Procedure Rules
- Civil Justice Council
- Civil Court Users Association (CCUA)
Resources
Legal texts (Codes, laws, regulations etc.)
England and Wales:
Tribunals information can be found on the specific websites of each Tribunal, where it is legally possible to share the information. The main website would be the first port of call to find which Tribunal is specific to the enquiry.
- Northern Ireland:
- Scotland: Scottish Courts and Tribunals
This only provides information on a selection of most used Rules of Court. It does not provide complete coverage of all Rules of Court
Case-law of the higher court/s
England and Wales:
- The Supreme Court
- The judiciary, the government and the constitution
- HM Courts and Tribunals Service
For Tribunals information can be found on the specific websites of each Tribunal, where it is legal possible to share the information. The main website would be the first port of call to find which Tribunal is specific to the enquiry.
Northern Ireland:
Scotland: Scottish Courts
Other documents (e.g. forms)
England and Wales:
For Tribunals information can be found on the specific websites of each Tribunal, where it is legal possible to share the information. The main website would be the first port of call to find which Tribunal is specific to the enquiry.
Northern Ireland:
Scotland: Scottish Courts
This only provides information on a selection of most used Court Forms. It does not provide complete coverage of all Court forms.
Recent developments in the judicial field
- Briefing for Council of Europe Meeting in Strasbourg – 20-21 June 2013 on the Jackson Reforms – Civil Litigation Funding and Costs
- Dozens of flexible court pilots that will speed up cases and help modernise criminal justice services have been unveiled by Justice Minister Damian Green (October 2012)
- Reports on the implementation of the CEPEJ guidelines for judicial time management in 7 pilot courts / institutions (Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom) (March 2011)
- Presentation of the project Small Claims Mediation Service (UK) by Mr Simon Madden, Head of Civil Justice Transformation and Dispute Resolution Policy, Civil, Family and Legal Aid Policy Directorate, Ministry of Justice of the UK, at the main event of the European Day of Civil Justice, in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 25 October 2010
- Presentation in UK o the new CEPEJ guidelines for a better implementation of the existing Council of Europe’s Recommendation on enforcement (February 2010)
Organisational chart of the system of justice
Collaborative workspaces:
