Support through the Court Process

Important Note: This information applies to activists being tried in English and Welsh courts only. There is a different system for trials taking place in Scotland. For information on this please visit SCALP.

What does the court process look like?

For an outline of the court process, please refer to the latter half of the arrest flowchart.

Magistrates Court

• If you are facing trial in a magistrates court, please read this guide which contains an
  overview of the court process, important considerations and guidance on how to self represent.
  
  

• A description of the court process from an XR activists perspective can be found here.

Crown Court

• If you have a trial in the crown court, this following guide will provide you information on the process of self representing in a crown court trial.

Financial support for charged rebels

Thanks to generous donations raised through crowdfunding, there is funded support available for charged XR rebels.

Please read through the entire page linked below to ensure that you are aware of all the support available and know how to access it:
https://informeddissent.info/access2justice

Pleading guilty or not guilty

• Considerations when deciding whether to plead guilty or not guilty
  
  

• When making this decision it is also important to consider the financial costs of pleading guilty or not guilty