Updated Equal Treatment Bench Book

An updated Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB) has now been published. The ETBB provides guidance to judges on how to make the court experience more accessible for a range of court users. This latest version has a greatly expanded chapter on litigants in person and an expanded glossary on disability and suggested court adjustments. It includes new sections on antisemitism, Islamophobia, modern slavery, refugees and asylum seekers, women’s experiences of social media, veterans and mental health, English as a second language, effective use of interpreters, wearing the veil in court and obesity. It is available online here.