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| | Courts of England and Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Crown Court is a criminal court of both original and appellate jurisdiction. | | | The High Court of Justice functions both as a civil court ofw first instance and a civil and criminal appellate court for cases from the subordinate courts. | | | Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales
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| | England and Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Wales was brought under a common monarch with England with the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 and annexed to England for legal purposes by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. | | | England and Wales are constituent countries of the United Kingdom and, because they share the same legal system, England and Wales is considered a single unit for the conflict of laws (sometimes termed a single state). | | | England and Wales (red), with the rest of the United Kingdom (pink). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales
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| | Article about "High Court of Justice of England and Wales" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 |
| | Her Majesty's High Court of Justice (or the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and Wales; (see Courts of England and Wales. | | | The High Court is based at the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand, in central London. | | | Appeals from the High Court in civil matters to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division); in criminal matters appeal lies only to the House of Lords. |
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http://fixedreference.org/en/20040424/wikipedia/High_Court_of_Justice_of_England_and_Wales
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| | Department for Constitutional Affairs - The Legal System - The Court Structure in England and Wales |
| | The Divisional Court of the High Court sits in the Family and Chancery Divisions, and hears appeals from the magistrates' courts and county courts. | | | For most legal cases in England and Wales, the House of Lords is the final point of appeal, although a small number of cases each year may be referred to the European Court of Justice, which has jurisdiction on matters of European Community law. | | | Magistrates' courts also house family proceedings courts and the youth courts. |
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http://www.dca.gov.uk/legalsys/structure.htm
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| | Department for Constitutional Affairs Website |
| | Family matters are dealt with in the Family Division of the High Court, in county courts and, with the exception of divorce proceedings, in family proceedings courts (those parts of magistrates' courts having a family jurisdiction). | | | In England and Wales civil justice is administered mainly by the county courts and the High Court, the latter handling the more substantial and complex cases. | | | By "court users", I am referring to those people for whom the courts are not a commonplace experience - the victims of crime, witnesses, jurors and defendants in the criminal courts, as well as claimants (formerly known as plaintiffs) and defendants in the civil courts. |
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http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/courtdress
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| | BBC - Crime Fighters - Her Majesty's Courts Service |
| | Her Majesty's Courts Service was established to provide support to all the various parts of the legal system in England and Wales, including: the Court of Appeal, the Crown Court, and the High Court, all of which comprise the Supreme Court; and the Magistrates' Courts. | | | The Crown Court, High Court and County Courts can all present cases for appeal at the Court of Appeal, and if the case involves some important change in the actual law, then it may go to the House of Lords, the highest court in England and Wales. | | | Her Majesty's Courts Service is also responsible for the paperwork within the Crown Court, and some of their staff are employed as court clerks who prepare papers for the judge and look after the jurors. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/fighters/courtservice.shtml
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| | The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Judicial branch |
| | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch); Court of Appeal (consists of the Privy Council with the addition of the chief justice of the Supreme Court) | | | House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary | | | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court); Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
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http://www.brainyatlas.com/fields/2094.html
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Henry II of England - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Henry II established courts in various parts of the country and was the first king to grant magistrates the power to render legal decisions on a wide range of civil matters in the name of the Crown. | | | As a consequence of the improvements in the legal system, the power of church courts waned. | | | Under his reign, the first written legal textbook was produced, proving the basis of what today is referred to as Common Law. |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/h/henry-ii-of-england.html
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| | Criminal Courts Review |
| | And European criminal court judges are, seemingly, reluctant to rule on the victim's claim, often referring it to the civil court. | | | In magistrates' courts, in the nature of things, trials are generally shorter, faster and simpler than they are in the Crown Court. | | | This enables arrangements to be made, so far as possible, for staging their attendance at court and, by supplying a copy to the defence and the court, advance indication of the order of subject matter of the evidence. |
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http://www.criminal-courts-review.org.uk/ccr-11.htm
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| | Legal System and Culture |
| | This workbook considers both the courts in England and Wales: The House of Lords, The Court of Appeal, The High Court, The Crown Court, The County Courts, The Magistrates' Courts and some important other courts: The European Court of Justice, The European Court of Human Rights and The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. | | | The influence of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is also discussed. | | | The "Sources of Law: Common Law" workbook considers the second major source of law in England and Wales, that is law developed by the courts. |
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http://www.law.warwick.ac.uk/lcc/iolis/lesystem.htm
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| | Courts Wales at Local.co.uk |
| | The courts in Wales The Courts in Wales Introduction | | | Courts in Wales at local.co.uk - Find local web sites about Courts that cover the Wales area. | | | John Baldwin's book 'Small Claims in the County Courts in England and Wales' in hardback for only £54.63. |
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http://www.local.co.uk/wales/Courts
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| | EFA: Courts in England and Wales |
| | A plaque at the courts reads "These Four Courts were erected in 1916 by the kindly bequest of E H Mariette for many years boy and Master at Aldenham." A further two were added in 1926. | | | Although all the open courts fell into disuse together with the Memorial Court, unfortunately built in an isolated position, the School still possesses sixteen covered courts which re-flooring and lighting in the sixties and re-roofing in the seventies have kept in playing condition. | | | The first Harrow Courts were built in 1864 but, in those days, little importance was attracted to accuracy of measurement and those four courts were significantly different from those at Eton. |
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http://www.etonfives.co.uk/courts/exist.england.html
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| | SOSIG: England |
| | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions | | | England and Wales High Court (Patents Court) Decisions | | | England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions |
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http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/englaw.html
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| | Cayman Islands Cost Recovery |
| | However, the contract in question contained a clause that the courts of England and Wales would have the exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any disputes arising under the contract. | | | However, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision stating that “on the assumption that to bring suit in a foreign jurisdiction amounted to a breach of contract justice required that a party should receive the damages, which he had suffered by the breach of contract ” | | | The Court of Appeal specifically provided that the statement in Halisbury’s Laws of England that “ costs incurred in foreign proceedings cannot be recovered in an English action between the same parties ” was too wide. |
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http://www.webcom.com/offshore/ims2/artjurisdiction.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: England (Before the Reformation) |
| | It may be that the king was honestly intent on a scheme of judicial reform, and that he found that the growing jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts (the publication of the "Decretum Gratiani" and the increased study of the canon law had made them very popular) was an obstacle in his way. | | | It is very noteworthy that William of St. Calais, Bishop of Durham, in 1088, having been accused of treason before the King's Court, questioned the competence of the Court and appealed to the pope. | | | This was ingeniously contrived by the outrageous pretence that the clergy had collectively incurred the penalties of Præmunire by recognizing Wolsey's legislative jurisdiction; though this, of course, had been exercised with the royal knowledge and authority. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05431b.htm
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| | Law Society of England and Wales - Higher Courts Rights of Audience |
| | A solicitor usually briefs a barrister on a case in the higher courts. | | | The barrister then presents the case to the court. | | | The Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates (SAHCA) is a national association that represents the interests of solicitors who practise as advocates in the higher courts. |
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http://lawsociety.org.uk/professional/accreditationpanels/highercourts.law
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| | Proceedings and Sentencing in Magistrates' Courts - England and Wales |
| | Proceedings and Sentencing in Magistrates' Courts - England and Wales | | | The Home Office compiles data on criminal court proceedings at magistrates' courts. | | | Data cover prosecutions, convictions and types of sentence passed and are available by age, sex and detailed offence classification. |
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http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Source.asp?vlnk=156
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| | BBC - Law - Courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| | For example, if a case starts in the County Court, the arrows show you it can either go into the Crown Court, the High Court or the Court of Appeal. | | | If you select any of the blue boxes with the name of the specific court in it, you will be a taken to a profile of what that court does and how it works. | | | BBC - Law - Courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/law/englandcourts.shtml
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| | BBC News UK Q&A: Night-shift courts |
| | Drunks would not be expected to appear in court before they were sober, for example. | | | There was a previous attempt to introduce evening sittings in the courts in England and Wales but it came to nothing. | | | In cases where suspects are expected to be held in custody they have to appear before a court within 24 hours anyway. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1174228.stm
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| | Law Society of England and Wales - Links |
| | The Directory of County Courts in England and Wales is a resource for solicitors conducting litigation in county courts outside their home area. | | | Directory of County Courts in England and Wales | | | It operates under a statutory framework from a network of 38 Official Receiver offices throughout England and Wales. |
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http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/links/view=linkcategorylist.law?linkstartrow=11&LINKCATEGORYID=47
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| | BBC NEWS UK Domestic violence courts extended |
| | More magistrates' courts in England and Wales are to specialise in dealing with domestic violence cases following the success of a pilot programme. | | | The new courts provide independent advisers for victims and dedicated prosecutors, as well as magistrates, legal advisers and police officers who specialise in domestic violence cases. | | | An existing government scheme is being extended to a total of 25 court areas. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4353028.stm
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| | Her Majesty's Courts Service - Home |
| | We are responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales. | | | Her Majesty's Courts Service brings together on 1st April 2005 the Magistrates' Courts Service and Court Service into one single organisation for the first time. | | | This includes consultation exercises on proposed changes to the courts and open days when you can visit your local court. |
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http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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| | PITO News Winter 2004 - Courts allowed to update PNC |
| | Magistrates' courts across England and Wales will soon have the ability to directly update the Police National Computer. | | | Access to a PNC terminal enables the magistrates' courts to view a wealth of information to help trace offenders, such as contact details, aliases, and cases pending or dealt with. | | | The move follows a successful pilot scheme in Staffordshire, which has allowed court clerks to input details of outstanding warrants onto the PNC. |
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http://www.pito.org.uk/newsroom/pito_news/html/autumn2004/story2.html
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| | All about the County Courts of England and Wales |
| | The court staff cannot give legal advice but will be able to help with procedural matters and form filling. | | | The Court offices are open from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 10am to 4pm. | | | All about the County Courts of England and Wales |
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http://www.divorce-online.co.uk/Process/thecourt/countycourt.htm
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| | Directory of County Courts |
| | Directory of County Courts in England and Wales with a list of barristers chambers covering each court. | | | Locate nearest County Court for a Post Code. |
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http://courtsdirectory.org.uk
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| | OUP: Small Claims in the County Courts in England and Wales: Baldwin |
| | The author had privileged access to the district court judges who conduct claim hearings, and the book is the first to include lengthy extracts from tape recorded interviews with them. | | | Small Claims in the County Courts in England and Wales | | | OUP: Small Claims in the County Courts in England and Wales: Baldwin |
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http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-826477-1
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| | The Spoof - Stress Free Courts Plan for England and Wales |
| | Stress Free Courts Plan for England and Wales | | | I also intend to introduce a jester into every court in the land. | | | The Lord Chancellor's intention of making trials less stressful coincides with his plans to allow television cameras into courts as long as they are operated by comedians. |
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http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i7050&rating=1
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| | County Courts - England and Wales |
| | The DCA collates data on county court civil proceedings in England and Wales. | | | They are supplemented by a regular sample survey of cases set down for trial in county courts, to obtain information on nature of claim, type of litigant, value of judgement and waiting times. | | | Data are also available at Judicial Circuit and Judicial Group level, and for individual county courts on request. |
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http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Source.asp?vlnk=149
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| | Find in a Library: The complete law and practice of the county courts in England and Wales comprising all the statutes, ... |
| | The complete law and practice of the county courts in England and Wales comprising all the statutes, the cases decided in the superior courts and county courts, the rules and orders, instructions, forms, and scale of fees, to the present time. | | | Find in a Library: The complete law and practice of the county courts in England and Wales comprising all the statutes, the cases decided in the superior courts and county courts, the rules and orders, instructions, forms, and scale of fees, to the present time. | | | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. |
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http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/b4653ae2473acba6a19afeb4da09e526.html
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| | 2003 News Releases |
| | "With more than 11,000 users in 600 locations in England and Wales, this system is key to the coordinated administration of the Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales. | | | Accenture Awarded LIBRA IT Contract To Modernize Magistrates' Courts | | | The project, known as LIBRA, is a key phase in the department's broad modernization effort, and will enable it to participate more fully in the proposed Criminal Justice IT Program. |
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http://www.accenture.com/xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&xd=_dyn\dynamicpressrelease_670.xml
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| | Adoptions - Introduction |
| | The General Register Office maintains a record of adoptions made on the authority of courts in England and Wales in the Adopted Children Register. | | | It is from this Register that adoption certificates are issued. | | | Please enter your full postcode or town in the box below and click GO. |
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http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/adoptions
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| | SPIG - Good Courts guide - England & Wales |
| | Addresses of each County Court (via Court Service website) | | | County courts - contact applications - England & Wales | | | SPIG - Good Courts guide - England & Wales |
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http://www.spig.clara.net/courts/courts.htm
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| | BAILII - Document Collections |
| | High Court (Technology and Construction Court) Decisions 1997- | | | To access material that is not on BAILII, see the World Law service. | | | The following is a list of the databases that BAILII holds arranged by jurisdiction. |
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| | Judiciary of England and Wales website |
| | Who does what, which courts do they sit in – and more… | | | insight into the working lives of the nearly 42,000 judicial office holders in England and Wales - judges, tribunal members and magistrates. | | | Welcome from the judges, magistrates and tribunal members in England and Wales |
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http://www.judiciary.gov.uk
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