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England & WalesCourt Judiciary
Venue

Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre

Family CourtCounty Court

Location codes

The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.

County Court code278

Addresses

Visit or contact us
, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF
Write to us
, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF
Write to us
, Bradford BD3 7BH

Contacts

Telephone
0300 323 0196Employment Tribunal queries only
Telephone
0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court - Monday to Friday 8:30am -5pm
Telephone
0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Telephone
0300 123 1711IAC enquiries
Telephone
0300 123 1142
Telephone
0330 808 4424Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
Telephone
0191 205 8750Paper process
Telephone
336901 Newcastle upon Tyne 55

Email

Social security and child support
[email protected]
Family public law (children in care)
[email protected]Paper process including C100 applications and financial remedy
Family public law (children in care)
[email protected]Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
Enquiries
[email protected]Bailiffs Queries
Enquiries
[email protected]Court of Protection
Business and property courts
[email protected]
Tribunal
[email protected]Employment Tribunal queries only
Immigration
[email protected]Enquiries and bail applications
Applications
[email protected]C100 Applications
Enquiries
[email protected]Civil Listings
King's bench
[email protected]

Opening times

Court open
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Counter service by appointment only
County Court: 10am to 2pm (cashless office in operation)
Counter open
High Court BPC 10am-2pm, extended to 4pm in an emergency, or in time critical applications

Areas of law

Facilities

Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
Lanyards available on request.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome.
Refreshments
Water dispensers are available to the public on all floors.
Interview room
Thirty interview rooms spread out across all floors. They cannot be booked in advance and are available on a first come first serve basis.
Hearing Loop
Loop Neck hearing enhancement facilities are available in all Hearing Rooms. This building has hearing enhancement facilities that work by setting hearing aids to the 'T' setting. These are in all hearing rooms.
No parking
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.
Disabled access
The public entrance is accessible via a disabled access ramp. All other public floors are accessible by lifts.
Lift
Lifts are available in the building to access all public floors. The doors are 90cm wide and have a weight limit of 630kg.
Security arch
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.
Public toilets
There are public toilets on all floors.
Disabled toilet
Disabled toilets are available on each floor.
Wireless network connection
Gov Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Personal passwords are provided when one signs up to it. 
Video facilities
Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)

Guidance naming this venue 1

Judicial guidance and court guides that name this venue explicitly.

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