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  • Youth court locations in Lancashire

    Reference CP21/2011 HM Courts & Tribunals Service Lancashire is considering proposals to change the existing number of youth court venues from the current eleven sites to six sites, following a reduction in this type of business listed in Lancashire in recent years. This consultation paper sets out those proposals and seeks responses from stakeholders who may be affected. More
    Closed 29 February 2012

  • Appointments and Diversity: A Judiciary for the 21st Century

    Reference CP19/2011 A consultation on proposed amendments to the statutory and regulatory frameworks for judicial appointments, together with improving judicial diversity. Although the principle of appointment on merit will remain, the changes will enable clear career progression and flexible working arrangements to encourage applications from previously untapped talent pools. The wide ranging consultation seeks views whether, when considering two candidates of equal... More
    Closed 13 February 2012

  • Fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal

    A consultation proposing changes to fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal Division. It is aimed at users of the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil Division, the legal profession, the judiciary, the advice sector and all with an interest in this area in England and Wales. The aim of these proposals is to charge users of these two jurisdictions more proportionally for the resource their cases consume, while protecting access to justice for the most vulnerable. This will reduce the... More
    Closed 7 February 2012

  • Cost Protection for Litigants in Environmental Judicial Review Claims

    Reference number: CP16/11 This consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposals to codify the current case law on protective costs orders (PCOs) in relation to judicial review claims which fall under the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the ‘Aarhus Convention’). This includes those covered by the Public Participation Directive (Directive 2003/35/EC). PCOs are orders developed... More
    Closed 18 January 2012

  • Regulation fees paid by claims management businesses

    Reference number: CP 20/11 This consultation seeks views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013. It also seeks initial views on all businesses providing an audited statement of turnover when requested during the annual fee renewal exercise. This consultation is primarily aimed at persons authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England and Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and... More
    Closed 23 December 2011

  • Public Bodies Bill: reforming the public bodies of the Ministry of Justice

    This consultation sets out, and seeks views on, proposals for reform relating to the majority of Ministry of Justice bodies in the Public Bodies Bill. The consultation is aimed particularly at those statutory consultees listed in Clause 10 of the Bill but views are welcomed from others who may have an interest in public bodies reform in the Ministry of Justice. More
    Closed 11 October 2011

  • Strategy for the Secure Estate for Children and Young People in England and Wales

    The consultation invites views on a proposed strategy for the under-18 secure estate for the years 2011/12 and 2014/15. It is aimed at individuals and organisations with an interest in the youth justice system and youth custody in particular. This includes secure estate providers, youth justice practitioners and service providers, childrens charities and related third sector pressure groups, co-commissioners in health and education, local authority children’s services managers,... More
    Closed 11 October 2011

  • Options for dealing with squatters

    This consultation is aimed at anyone affected by squatters or has experience of using the current law or procedures to get them evicted. Squatting usually involves the deliberate entry and occupation of a building without the consent of the property owner. The purpose of this consultation is to gather more information about the extent of problems caused by squatters, and to invite views on whether, and how, existing criminal and civil mechanisms should be strengthened to deal... More
    Closed 5 October 2011

  • How should the UK approach the EU proposal to create a European Asset Preservation Order?

    Reference number: CP 14/2011 The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation creating a European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters. The proposal will provide an alternative to existing domestic freezing orders in cross-border cases. This consultation paper seeks views on the proposal including whether it is in the UK’s national interests to be a party to this Regulation, i.e. whether... More
    Closed 14 September 2011

  • The draft charter for the current Coroner Service

    Reference number: CP 5/2011 This consultation paper sets out, and seeks views on, the proposal to publish a draft charter for the current Coroner Service. This consultation is aimed at coroners, coroners' officers, voluntary organisations who deal with bereavement, local authorities, bereaved people and all those who have an interest in the Coroner Service. You can respond to this consultation using either the online or word versions of the questionnaire. More
    Closed 5 September 2011

  • Solving disputes in the county courts

    The consultation 'Solving disputes in the county courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system' sets out, and seeks views on, proposals to reform the civil justice system in the courts in England and Wales. This consultation is aimed at the public, at business, and all those who have an interest in the civil justice system in England and Wales. More
    Closed 30 June 2011

  • Fee increases in the United Kingdom Supreme Court

    This paper sets out for consultation the increase to the Permission to Appeal application fee charged at the UK Supreme Court. It consults upon the scale and rate of the increase. In addition it consults on increases in all fees charged at the court to take account of yearly inflation. More
    Closed 13 June 2011

  • Draft Defamation Bill

    The draft Defamation Bill and accompanying consultation paper contain provisions reforming the law to strike the right balance between protection of freedom of speech and protection of reputation. This consultation seeks views on the draft Bill. More
    Closed 10 June 2011

  • Matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships

    Reference number: CP 8/2011 The European Commission has published two proposed regulations concerning jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters concerning matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships. This consultation paper seeks views on the position the UK should take during the forthcoming negotiations. More
    Closed 20 May 2011

  • Cross-undertakings in damages in environmental judicial review claims

    Reference number: CP17/10 The circumstances in which a court will issue an interim injunction in environmental judicial review proceedings without requiring a cross-undertaking in damages may be too limited. This consultation seeks views on proposed factors to be considered by a court when deciding if a cross-undertaking in damages should be given by an applicant seeking an interim injunction. It also seeks views on whether these factors should be set out in court rules... More
    Closed 24 February 2011

  • Review of the Brussels I Regulation - How should the UK approach the negotiations

    Reference number: CP18/10 The Government is seeking views on the European Commission’s proposals to repeal and replace the current Brussels I Regulation. The Regulation is concerned with private international law matters that arise in the context of jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The Regulation concerns uniform rules to settle conflicts of jurisdiction, facilitate the mutual recognition and enforcement of... More
    Closed 11 February 2011
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