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LNB news: HMCTS publishes updated coronavirus (COVID-19) courts and tribunals guidance

21 December 2021
Categories: Legal News , In Court , Covid-19
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HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published updated coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for court and tribunal users to reflect the additional advice on coming to court in response to the Omicron variant

Lexis®Library update: The guidance contains information on coming to a court or tribunal during the pandemic, testing, assessing, and managing risk, keeping up to date with the impact and recovery.

Source: Coronavirus (COVID-19): courts and tribunals guidance

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 17 December 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

Categories: Legal News , In Court , Covid-19
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