Made under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005
2 statutory instruments made using powers in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, newest first. Each one is explained section by section in plain English.
The Judicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Department: Ministry of Justice
- Made under: Constitutional Reform Act 2005
The Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013 were amended to increase the Commission's membership from 15 to 16, adjust lawyer member qualification requirements, and update the eligibility criteria for the senior tribunal office-holder member seat.
These Regulations, made by the Lord Chancellor with the agreement of the Lady Chief Justice and approved by Parliament, amend the Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013 by increasing the total number of members of the Judicial Appointments Commission from 15 to 16, establishing new rules for the professional qualifications of the lawyer members, and expanding the list of offices that qualify a person to be the senior tribunal office-holder member.
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025
The order amended several court and tribunal fees, removing some, adding others, and adjusting existing fees to reflect cost reductions and inflation.
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025, effective April 8, 2025, modifies fees across various UK courts and tribunals.
The order adjusts fees in the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004, Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006, Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008, Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009, First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010, Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Judicial Review) (England and Wales) Fees Order 2011, First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013, and Supreme Court Fees Order 2024.
Changes include fee reductions where service costs have fallen, removing obsolete fees, and implementing across-the-board inflationary increases.
The order also adds new fees to reflect procedural changes such as the introduction of fixed costs determinations and the express financial remedy procedure.