Legal / Professional

Here you will find information of interest to our professional users, including Court lists, judgments, minimum terms, practice directions. There is also access to daily lists for the Supreme Court, XHIBIT for information on Crown Courts and access to The Supreme Court Costs Office.

Judgments

Judgments from the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal, and from the Administrative Court, selected by the judge concerned, are available for free on the Bailii (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) database. If a High Court judgment is not available on BAILII , contact the court direct for a copy.

House of Lords judgments delivered since 14 November 1996 are available on the House of Lords website.

Minimum Terms (post 24 June 2002) and Tariffs (pre 24 June 2002)

Here you will find information about minimum terms of imprisonment and details of specific cases, together with a statement from the Lord Chief Justice on the review of Minimum Terms for Young Offenders detained at Her Majesty’s Pleasure.

Practice Directions

Here you will find specific Practice Directions for particular courts from 20 July 2000.