Liverpool's justice runs through two buildings and one common mix-up: criminal cases — magistrates' and Crown Court alike — share the Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts on Derby Square, civil and family cases sit separately at 35 Vernon Street, and employment claims for Merseyside are administered not from Liverpool at all but from the Manchester tribunal office. Whatever's hit — an arrest, a landlord's notice, a dismissal, a debt claim — call our line and an AI legal assistant trained on the law of England and Wales explains where you stand and where your case goes, free, 24/7. Legal information, not legal advice; no solicitor-client relationship. A one-hour consultation with an expert solicitor is a fixed £145, bookable on the call.
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Call any hour and tell our AI legal assistant what's happening — arrested in the city centre, a possession claim in Anfield, a dismissal in Bootle — and get clear legal information for Liverpool and Merseyside: your rights under the law of England and Wales, the procedure, the deadlines, and which court or tribunal actually hears a case like yours. Free, 24/7, unlimited questions; it's legal information rather than legal advice on your specific case, and no solicitor-client relationship arises. Arrested: the duty solicitor is free at every Merseyside Police station, no means test — take it before saying anything of substance. A one-hour consultation with an expert solicitor is a fixed £145, booked while you're on the line.
Search "Liverpool employment tribunal" and you'll find addresses that no longer function: the current official court finder lists no standalone employment tribunal venue in Liverpool at all. Merseyside claims are administered by the North West's tribunal office — Alexandra House in Manchester — so your ACAS certificate, claim form and case-management correspondence run through Manchester even when you and your employer are both in Liverpool. Nothing about your rights changes: the same GB employment law, the same free process, the same three-month clock (six months for acts from 1 October 2026). But post to a defunct address or wait for a "Liverpool tribunal" letter that never comes and you can lose a deadline that kills the claim. It's a small example of the general rule our line exists for: the law is knowable, but the machinery moves — check the current position, not the remembered one.
Liverpool's free-help network is deep-rooted — a Toxteth law centre serving the whole city region, one of the country's biggest Citizens Advice services, and a university clinic with real capacity. These are the verified anchors.
Wherever you are in Liverpool, the line is free and answered 24/7 — including:
I've been arrested in Liverpool — what happens and what should I do?
Ask for the duty solicitor — free at every Merseyside Police station, no means test, and interview generally waits until you've had the advice. The England-and-Wales caution means silence can carry risk and unguarded answers more, so the free professional comes first. If charged, your case starts at the Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court in the QEII Law Courts on Derby Square; serious matters stay in the same building, rising to Liverpool Crown Court. Our criminal guide covers interview, bail, both court tiers and criminal records.
Where do Liverpool eviction cases go — and what law applies now?
Possession claims run through the Liverpool Civil and Family Court at 35 Vernon Street, with a free duty adviser on possession days. The law is England's rewritten 2026 regime: section 21 no-fault evictions abolished, every tenancy open-ended, eviction on statutory grounds only with set notice periods, and deposit-protection failures blocking possession. Rent-increase challenges go to the Property Chamber, administered from Manchester — free, and the tribunal can't set a higher rent than proposed. Start with our England housing guide.
How do I bring an employment claim from Liverpool?
Free, on a strict clock — with one local quirk. ACAS early conciliation first (mandatory, 0300 123 1100), generally within three months of the dismissal or deduction — six months for acts from 1 October 2026 — then the tribunal claim. Merseyside claims are administered by the Manchester Employment Tribunal office at Alexandra House: Liverpool has no standalone tribunal venue in the current court finder, so expect correspondence from Manchester. No fees; costs orders rare; the 2027 threshold and cap changes are in our GB employment guide.
Which building handles divorce and children's cases in Liverpool?
The Liverpool Civil and Family Court at 35 Vernon Street — divorce, children's arrangements, financial orders and domestic-abuse injunctions all run there, separate from the criminal courts on Derby Square. Divorce is a no-fault online process taking about six months minimum; children's arrangements follow the welfare checklist; the £62 consent order is what actually ends financial claims between ex-spouses. Urgent domestic-abuse protection is fee-free and can be heard without notice. Our family guide walks through each step.
What free legal help actually operates in Liverpool?
A genuine network: the duty solicitor at every police station, Merseyside Law Centre on Princes Road (housing across the whole city region, benefits, debt), Citizens Advice Liverpool, the University of Liverpool's Law Clinic (family, immigration, community care), Support Through Court, Shelter Merseyside, the free duty adviser on possession days at Vernon Street, free small-claims mediation, and fee-free employment tribunals. Our line — free, 24/7 — routes you to the right one first time.
Do Wirral, St Helens and the wider city region use the same courts?
Largely yes for the serious tiers — Liverpool Crown Court and the Vernon Street civil and family centre serve the city region — while magistrates' and some county-court work also runs through local venues (the Derby Square magistrates' court itself covers Liverpool and Knowsley). Merseyside Law Centre's housing casework spans Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral. Wherever in the region you are, the law is identical and our line is the same free call — we'll point you at the venue your postcode actually uses.
From Derby Square lists to Vernon Street possession hearings to Merseyside tribunal claims, our 24/7 line meets the city region at the moment people need advice — and books them into £145 fixed-fee consultations. If you practise in Liverpool and want pre-triaged, paying clients in your field, we'd like to hear from you.
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Criminal courts on Derby Square, civil on Vernon Street, employment run from Manchester — Liverpool's machinery rewards knowing where your case actually goes and what clock it's on. Our free line is live now, 24/7, trained on the law of England and Wales, with no limit on your questions. We are not a law firm; it's legal information, not legal advice, and no solicitor-client relationship arises. When you want an expert solicitor on your specific problem, a one-hour consultation is a fixed £145 — bookable right on the call.
Free legal information. Not legal advice.