The Supreme Court's Role 4.1 Flashcards
does the UK have a unified legal system?
no
how many legal systems are there in the UK
3 = England and Wales, Scotland and NI
what does the supreme court do in the course of a case
Acts as the final court of appeal for ruling made by lower courts
what can the supreme court do if there are legal issues with public or constitutional significance.
they can appeal it (overrule basically)
during the time UK was in the EU, what role did the supreme court have
interpret the laws made by the EU
when is a time the supreme court can intervene in British Legal systems
The court decides cases where the Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish governments may have exceeded their authority.
draw in the air what is the judicial system for the England
The UK Supreme Court
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the Court of Appeal
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The High Court
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Crown Court County Court
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magistrates court Tribunal
What does the magistrate’s court do
Hears less serious criminal cases, such as motoring offences
what does the tribunal do
Hears appeals on immigration, social security cases, etc.
what does the Crown Court do
-Criminal courts that hear appeals from magistrates’ courts,
-hold jury trials and carry out sentencing of serious cases
what does the County Court do
Hears civil cases, such as compensation for injury
what does the High Court do
Consists of three main divisions:
* Queen’s Bench – contract law, personal injury, negligence cases
* Family – divorce, children, medical treatment cases
* Chancery – business law, probate, trusts
The High Court also supervises courts lower in the hierarchy.
what two factions does the court of appeal divide into
CRIMINAL division
CIVIL division
what does the criminal division do
hears appeals from the Crown Court
what does the civil division do
Hears appeals from the High Court, tribunals and in some cases from County Courts
