Court System Of England & Wales

Question 1

name 5 courts of England & Wales?

Answer 1

UK Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
High Court
Crown Court
Magistrate, County & Family Court

Question 2

how many courts in England & Wales?

Answer 2

600+

Question 3

superior courts?

Answer 3

hear most important, higher value cases

Question 4

supreme courts?

Answer 4

hear cases from across UK

Question 5

senior courts

Answer 5

same as superior without supreme

Question 6

county, magistrate & coroners court

Answer 6

are inferior courts ( limited jurisdiction rather than general)

Question 7

criminal case examples

Answer 7

speeding
theft
fraud
rape
murder

Question 8

civil case examples

Answer 8

personal injury
property
family cases
admiralty

Question 9

indictable offences

Answer 9

rape
murder
robbery

Question 10

summary cases

Answer 10

motoring offences

minore criminal damages

Question 11

work of court of England & Wales

Answer 11

• 200+ magistrate courts
• magistrate deal with most criminal cases
• have lay people ( not legally qualified)
• no jury in magistrate

Question 12

either way offences

Answer 12

heard in crown or magistrate- theft & fraud

Question 13

coroners court

Answer 13

• investigate deaths
• determine who deceased was
• holds inquest if death is unexplained
• held in court
• where & when deceased died
• witness called by coroner

Question 14

crown court

Answer 14

• a dedicated criminal court
• 70+ courts
• 12 Jurys that decide verdict
• judge decides sentence
• handles indictable only offences, appeals from magistrate

Question 15

county court

Answer 15

• 8 jury members
• 150+ courts
• only hear civil cases
• type of cases (wrong imprisonment, alleging fraud, defamation)
• role (decides liability)
• sues in small claims

Question 16

family court

Answer 16

• handle parental dispute over child, divorce, adoption,abuse
• family matters dealt whin family division of high court by district judges in county court
• two types of case concerning kid (public&private)
• public by local authority (care order)
• private by individuals in connection with parents separation (parental responsibility order)

Question 17

high court

Answer 17

• 3 division;
  1. chancery
  2. family
  3. the queens bench
• created in 1873

Question 18

chancery division

Answer 18

• persided by chancellor
• supported by 19 other high court division
• assisted by deputy high court judges
• looks at disputes related to business, trade, properties, will etc

Question 19

family division

Answer 19

• jurisdiction in family matters, matrimony, legitimacy, proceedings under children act 1989
• 2 high court judges
• hears appeals from magistrate & county court in family matters against financial provision under DPMCA 1978 (Domestic Proceeding Magistrate Court Act)

Question 20

the queens bench

Answer 20

• hears action in contract & tort
• 3 courts attached: commercial, admirality&technology, technology&construction
• hear actions relating to judicial review
• acts as appellate court on criminal matters for magistrate
• crown court has 71 judges

Question 21

court of appeal

Answer 21

• 2 divisions (criminal&civil) hears from crown+high court
• criminal devision presided by lord Chief Justice of England
• civil division presided by masters of rolls
• court sits as panel of 3 judges
• 1 court in London

Question 22

Supreme Court

Answer 22

• highest court in land (ultimate appeal court)
• created by constitutional reform act 2005
• replaced H.O.L as final UK court of appeal due to overlap with legislature&judiciary not allowing separation of power
• 13 judges of Supreme Court (min 3 members each panel
• more significant the case the larger the panel
• 1 Supreme Court in London

Question 23

appeals

Answer 23

• when court makes error appeal system corrects it
• majority of appeals are to next court upwards in hierarchy
• rare case causes next court to be by-passed under leapfrog procedure

Question 24

privy council

Answer 24

judicial committee hears appeal from commonwealth countries