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SCCO publishes the 2025 Senior Courts Costs Office guide

The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has published its 2025 edition of the Senior Courts Costs Office guide, providing updated procedural and substantive guidance on the assessment of legal costs in civil, family and certain criminal proceedings across England and Wales. The guide reflects current practice under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) across the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. It also covers solicitor-client assessments under the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974), Court of Protection cases and appeals from costs officers and determining officers.

HMCTS publishes summary of discussions from SPEG meeting

The HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published the summary of the discussions from the Strategic Public Engagement Group (SPEG) meeting. The meeting focused on key developments within HMCTS, including the overarching evaluation of its reform programme. The Ministry of Justice outlined a theory-based impact evaluation approach to assess whether reforms have improved access to justice, using management information, evidence reviews and project-level studies. The final report is expected in Spring 2027. Additionally, Autism Alliance UK led a discussion on neurodivergence, advocating for a strengths-based approach to service design and improved support mechanisms for neurodivergent users, such as simplified communications and pre-hearing familiarisation visits.

CPS eyes compensation plan in £5bn bitcoin fraud dispute

Law360, London: British prosecutors said on 15 October 2025 that they will set up a compensation programme for thousands of Chinese investors defrauded by a money launderer convicted in the UK as part of a scramble for £5.1bn in seized cryptocurrency.

Lady Chief Justice announces judicial appointments and Welsh language reforms

The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales has announced that Mrs Justice Mary Stacey will succeed Mr Justice Griffiths as Presiding Judge of Wales from January 2026. The judiciary has reached a historic agreement with the Judicial Appointments Commission to establish improved procedures for identifying and appointing judges who are either proficient in Welsh or have conversational Welsh to be trained after appointment. Key developments in Welsh tribunals include pay parity between Welsh and HMCTS-governed tribunals, inclusion in the ongoing Senior Salaries Review Body Major Review, and appointment of a Training Lead Judge for Welsh-specific training. However, necessary legislation for a unified tribunal structure was not included in the Welsh Government's legislative programme. The Lady Chief Justice acknowledged an oversight regarding the Welsh Language Impact Assessment for the Local Justice Areas consultation and confirmed that Welsh translators in Courts of Wales received their first pay rise in 20 years. Wales continues to outperform nationally, disposing of more Crown Court cases than received and processing over 94% of civil and family work within five days of receipt.

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