| During March 2024, we will be circulating the Update on Friday afternoons while we pilot a new publishing time. Plymouth Combined Court update Plymouth Combined Court will temporarily close on Friday 29 March 2024 to allow essential building maintenance works to take place,while minimising disruption by carrying out the works over the Easter bank holidays. It will reopen on Monday 8 April 2024. During this time, there will be no counter service, postal deliveries or telephone service. Please send any communications during this period to the e-mail contact details below. Normal service will resume when the building reopens. Hearings previously listed for this period have been re-scheduled. Queries can be directed to the email addresses below: Crown Court - enquiries.plymouth.crowncourt@justice.gov.uk Magistrates' - de-plymouthmclist@justice.gov.uk Family - family.plymouth.countycourt@justice.gov.uk Civil -enquiries.plymouth.countycourt@justice.gov.uk New law to make justice more accessible for complex cases The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, will introduce a new law that aims to make it easier for members of the public to secure the financial backing of third parties when launching complex claims against larger corporations. Department for Education recruitment campaign The Department for Education has launched its Further Education (FE) Teacher Recruitment Campaign. The campaign aims to inspire industry professionals to share their valuable skills by becoming a part-time FE teacher, alongside their current job. Encouraging more people with legal experience to teach part-time in FE can help develop a skilled workforce through industry-led training. Further information can be found on the campaigns webpage. | 