The Senior Courts Flashcards
What is the final court of appeal for civil and criminal cases in the UK?
A. Supreme Court
B. Court of Appeal
C. High Court
D. Crown Court
A. Supreme Court
Explanation: The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the UK, replacing the House of Lords in 2009.
A judge hears a judicial review of a government decision in London. Which court is most likely involved?
A. Family Court
B. Technology and Construction Court
C. Administrative Court
D. Employment Appeal Tribunal
C. Administrative Court
Explanation: The Administrative Court (part of the King’s Bench Division) handles judicial reviews against public bodies.
Who leads the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal?
A. Master of the Rolls
B. Lord Chief Justice
C. Chancellor of the High Court
D. President of the Supreme Court
B. Lord Chief Justice
Explanation: The Lord Chief Justice heads the Criminal Division and is the overall Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales.
A claimant is appealing a Circuit Judge’s decision in a County Court contract dispute. Which court hears the appeal?
A. Magistrates’ Court
B. Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
C. Employment Tribunal
D. High Court
D. High Court
Explanation: Appeals from County Court judgments made by a Circuit Judge go to the High Court.
Which High Court division primarily handles matters of equity, trusts, and insolvency?
A. King’s Bench Division
B. Family Division
C. Commercial Court
D. Chancery Division
D. Chancery Division
Explanation: The Chancery Division handles equity, trusts, company law, and insolvency matters.
Which of the following is true about the Business and Property Courts?
A. They only operate in London
B. They include the Technology and Construction Court
C. They are part of the Supreme Court
D. They only hear criminal appeals
B. They include the Technology and Construction Court
Explanation: The Business and Property Courts consolidate specialist courts, including the TCC, across England and Wales.
Which judges are known as ‘Masters’ in the High Court?
A. Senior criminal trial judges
B. District judges who sit in the Court of Appeal
C. Procedural judges handling case management
D. Justices of the Supreme Court
C. Procedural judges handling case management
Explanation: Masters deal with pre-trial procedural matters in High Court cases.
Which title is correct for a Court of Appeal judge?
A. Mr/Mrs Justice [Surname]
B. Magistrate [Surname]
C. Circuit Judge [Surname]
D. Lord/Lady Justice [Surname]
D. Lord/Lady Justice [Surname]
Explanation: Judges in the Court of Appeal are formally addressed as Lord or Lady Justice.
