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E The English Court System

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Every jurisdiction organizes the administration of justice in different ways. In England, the basic division between criminal and civil law is reflected in the court system. Look at the chart below and then complete the description that refers to each court.

 

 


1 Claims of lesser value will start in a County Court. There are 250 of these around the country. They can also deal with divorce and bankruptcy matters.

2 Matters of important legal dispute arising in the Crown Court
may be appealed to the ______.

3 From the Court of Appeal, there can be an appeal to the ______ on fact or law, but usually appeal is only allowed on matters of legal importance.

4 If the case involves a serious crime, it is heard in the ______ (there is only one ______ but it has about 70 centres around the jurisdiction).

5 In less serious criminal cases (which comprise over 90% of criminal cases), the case is sent for trial in one of over 400 ______.

6 More substantial civil claims (over around £25,000) are heard in the ______.

7 The ______ was set up under the Treaty of Rome of 1957, by which the European Community was established. The court can overrule all other courts on matters of Community law.

8 Under the system of appeals in civil cases, it is possible to appeal
from a County Court or the High Court to the ______.

 
 


* The judges in the House of Lords are known as Law Lords. They typically sit as a committee to develop and define the law of the land.

 

F The courts

 

Link the courts in the left-hand column with their definitions on the right.

 

  Court   Definition
  small claims court a court responsible for settling disputes relating to European Community Law, and also acting as a last Court of Appeal against laws in individual countries  
  Court of Appeal b court presided over by a coroner  
  County Court c court which hears appeals from industrial tribunals  
  European Court of Human Rights   d main civil court in England and Wales
  industrial tribunal e highest court of appeal in both civil and criminal cases in England and Wales  
  magistrates' court f court which decides in disputes involving ships  
  coroner's court g court which hears local civil cases  
  Crown Court h court which deals with disputes over small amounts of money  
  Lands Tribunal i civil or criminal court to which a person may go to ask for an award or a sentence to be changed    
  Judicial Committee of the Privy Council j court considering the rights of citizens of states which are parties to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
  Commercial Court k court which can decide in disputes between employers and employees  
  rent tribunal l court presided over by magistrates  
  High Court m court which administers the property of people suffering from disability  
  European Court of Justice n court, formed of a circuit judge and jury, which hears criminal cases  
  Court of Protection o court which adjudicates in disputes about rent, and can award a fair rent  
  Employment Appeal Tribunal p appeal court for appeals from courts outside the UK, such as the courts of some Commonwealth countries  
  Judicial Committee of the House of Lords   q court which deals with compensation claims relating to land
  Admiralty Court r court in the Queen's Bench division which hears cases relating to business disputes  
  Divisions s division of the High Court with civil and criminal jurisdiction which is also responsible for judicial review  
  Chancery Division t division of the High Court with jurisdiction over cases relating to Family Law and the transfer of property or death  
  Queen’s Bench Division u separate sections of the High Court and Court of Appeal  
  Family Division v division of the High Court of Justice, presided over by the Lord Chancellor with the jurisdiction concerning the law of property, trusts, land matters, etc.

 


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