1 - Courts Flashcards
What are the names of the Courts?
The Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
- Criminal Division
- Civil Division
High Court
- Queen’s Bench Division
- Administrative Court
- Family Division
- Divisional Court
- Chancery Division
- Divisional Court
Crown Court
County Courts
Magistrates’ Courts
Tribunals
What was the job of The Supreme Court?
The final court of appeal for all United Kingdom civil cases, and criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Not administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service
What was the job of The Court of Appeal?
Criminal Division
To hear appeals from the Crown Court
What was the job of The Court of Appeal?
Civil Division
To hear appeals form the High Court, tribunals and certain cases from county courts
What was the job of The High Court?
Queen’s Bench Division
Contract and tort, etc..
Commercial Court
Admiralty Court
What was the job of The High Court?
Administrative Court
Supervisory and appellate jurisdiction overseeing the legality of decisions and actions of inferior courts, tribunals, local authorities, Ministers of the Crown and other public bodies and officials
What was the job of The High Court?
Divisional Court
To hear appeals from the magistrates’ courts
To hear appeal from county courts on bankruptcy and land
What was the job of The High Court?
Chancery Division
Equity and trusts
Contentious probate
Tax partnerships
Bankruptcy and Companies Court
Patents Court
What was the job of The Crown Court?
Trials of indictable offences
To hear appeals from Magistrates’ courts
Cases for sentence
What was the job of The County Courts?
Majority of civil litigation subject to nature of the claim
What was the job of The Magistrates’ Courts?
Trials of summary offences, committals to the Crown Court, family proceedings courts and youth courts
What was the job of Tribunals?
To hear appeals from decisions on: immigration, social security, child support, pensions, tax and lands
Not administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service
