Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
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Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QF
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Money claims cases
Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QF
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Immigration cases
Bradford Tribunal Hearing Centre
Phoenix House
Rushton Avenue
Thornbury
Bradford
BD3 7BH
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Opening times
- Court open
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9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
- Counter service by appointment only
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County Court: 10am to 2pm
- Counter service by appointment only
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High Court BPC 10am-2pm, extended to 4pm in an emergency, or in time critical applications
- Social security and child support
- sscsa-leeds@justice.gov.uk
- Family public law (children in care)
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family.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
(Paper process including C100 applications and financial remedy)
- Family public law (children in care)
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contactfpl@justice.gov.uk
(Digital process for case numbers starting with C5)
- Transcripts
- transcripts.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
- Enquiries
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bailiffs.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
(Bailiffs Queries)
- Enquiries
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COPNewcastle.newcastle.countycourt@Justice.gov.uk
(Court of Protection)
- Adoption
- adoptionsnewcastle@justice.gov.uk
- Business and property courts
- NewcastleBPC@justice.gov.uk
- Tribunal
- newcastleet@justice.gov.uk
- Immigration
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BradIACE-Fax@justice.gov.uk
(Enquiries and bail applications)
- Applications
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newcastle.c100applications@justice.gov.uk
(C100 Applications)
- Enquiries
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civil.newcastle.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
(Civil Listings)
Telephone
- Family public law (children in care)
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0191 205 8750
(Paper process)
- Family public law (children in care)
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0330 808 4424
(Digital process for case numbers starting with C5)
- Social security and child support
- 0300 123 1142
- Tribunal
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0300 123 1711
(IAC enquiries)
- Enquiries
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0300 123 5577
(County Court)
- Business and property courts
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0191 2058750
(Includes District Registry)
Building facilities
If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact 0300 123 5577.
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No parking
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There are no parking facilities available at the building. However, paid off site parking is available adjacent to the building at Sandyford Square Car Park - NE1 8PP Public transport is available to the building - a bus station is just outside, and it is within walking distance of Haymarket Metro station.
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Disabled access
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The public entrance is accessible via a disabled access ramp. All other public floors are accessible by lifts.
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Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
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Lanyards available on request.
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Assistance dogs
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Assistance dogs are welcome.
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Hearing Loop
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Loop Neck hearing enhancement facilities are available in all Hearing Rooms.
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Hearing Loop
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This building has hearing enchancement facilities that work by setting hearing aids to the 'T' setting. These are in all Hearing Rooms.
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Security arch
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For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. We have a security arch. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
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Lift
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Lifts are available in the building to access all public floors. The doors are 90cm wide and have a weight limit of 630kg.
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Public toilets
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There are public toilets on all floors.
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Disabled toilet
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Disabled toilets are available on each floor.
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Refreshments
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Water dispensers are available to the public on all floors.
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Interview room
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Thirty interview rooms spread out across all floors. They cannot be booked in advance and are available on a first come first serve basis.
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Children's waiting room
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A separate waiting room is available for those who have had to bring children with them. Children must be supervised at all times.
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Video facilities
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Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)
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Wireless network connection
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Gov Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Personal passwords are provided when one signs up to it.
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Witness service
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Support Through Court is available on site to provide assistance.
Translators or Interpreters
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Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
This location handles
- Adoption (opens in new tab)
- Bankruptcy (opens in new tab)
- Childcare arrangements if you separate from your partner (opens in new tab)
- Divorce hearings (opens in new tab)
- Domestic abuse (opens in new tab)
- Claims against employers (opens in new tab)
- Female Genital Mutilation (opens in new tab)
- Financial Remedy (opens in new tab)
- Forced marriage (opens in new tab)
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High Court cases – serious or high profile criminal or civil law cases
- Housing (opens in new tab)
- Immigration and asylum (opens in new tab)
- Money claims (opens in new tab)
- Benefits (opens in new tab)
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Court codes for legal professionals
County Court location code: 278
Family Court location code: 278
DX: 336901 Newcastle upon Tyne 55
Professional users’ court and tribunal access scheme
This location participates in this scheme
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HMCTS Common Platform
This location participates in this scheme