In light of the impact of COVID-19, the court service has published a list of civil court hearings by type. These have been categorised into Priority 1 – work that must be done, and Priority 2 – work that could be done.
You can view the full list here
If you have any questions on this, or if you need assistance on anything else, our barristers are readily available and more than happy to help. You can get in touch on clerks@1chancerylane.com and we will do all we can to assist you.
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