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Chancery division trial date windows updated

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Published on: 14 April 2020

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LNB News 14/04/2020

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Issue Date: 14 April 2020

Published Date: 14 April 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

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HM Courts & Tribunals service has updated the trial date windows for the Chancery division. The table states that the next available date for trials of one to two days is October 2020 to January 2021, for trials between two and five days, January 2021 to April 2021, for trials between five and ten days, April 2021 to July 2021 and for trials over ten days, June 2021 onwards. The next available date for an application before a High Court Judge is May 2020 (for hearings half a day or less), June 2020 (for one day hearings) and July 2020 (for hearings longer than one day). The final day for an appointment to fix the application date for both hearings and trials is 4 May 2020.

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