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ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEMS & STRUCTURE OF COURTS

ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEMS & STRUCTURE OF COURTS. CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM. MAGISTRATE COURT CROWN COURT COURT OF APPIL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) SUPRIME COURT. MAGISTRATE COURT. PERSONNEL – LAY PERSON ASSISTED BY SALARY CLERCK WITH LEGAL BACKGROUND

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ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEMS & STRUCTURE OF COURTS

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  1. ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEMS & STRUCTURE OF COURTS

  2. CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM • MAGISTRATE COURT • CROWN COURT • COURT OF APPIL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) • SUPRIME COURT

  3. MAGISTRATE COURT PERSONNEL – LAY PERSON ASSISTED BY SALARY CLERCK WITH LEGAL BACKGROUND JURISDICTION – TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE WITHOUT JURY PUNISHMENTS – 6th MONTH OF INPRISONMENT FINE UPTO 5OOO POUNDS APPIL PROCEDURE – FROM MAGISTRATE COURTS APPIL CAN BE BASED ON MATTER OF LAW OR FACT OR SENTENCE OR CONVICTION

  4. CROWN COURT PERSONNEL – HIGH COURT JUDGE/CIRCUIT JUDGE/A PART TIME JUDGE KNOWN AS RECORDER JURISDICTION – SERIOUS OFFENCES SUCH AS MURDER/RAPE…ETC APPIL PROCEDURE – APPILS FROM MAGISTRATE COURTS TO COURT OF APPIL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) ON MATTERS ON FACT OR LAW OR SENTENCE DIVITIONAL COURT OF QUEENS BENCH ON MATTERS OF LAW BY PROCECUTION OF DEFFENCE

  5. SUB TOPIC – OFFENCES TRIABLE EITHER BY MAGISTRATE OR CROWN COURT THE DETERMINAL FACTOR IS SERIOUSNESS OF THE OFFENCE IF OFFENCE IS VERY SERIOUS,THE INITIAL INVESTICATION DONE BY MAGISTRATE,BEFORE THE CASE GOES TO CROWN COURT IN SOME CASES,MAGIASTRATE WILL HANDLE THE CASE & THEY ALLOW TO MADE CONVICTION TO CROWN COURT

  6. THE COURT OF APPIL – CRIMINAL DIVISION PERSONNEL – LORD CHIEF JUSTICE ASSISTED BY LORD JUSTICE OF APPIL JURISDICTION – APPILS FROM CROWN COURTS THIS COURT HAS POWER TO QUASH A CONVICTION (COMPLETELY REMOVE A SENTENCE) REDUCE A SENTENCE ORDER RETAIL (ORDER TO DO ALL PROCEEDINGS AGAIN) APPIL PROCEDURE – TO SUPRIME COURT ON MATTER OF LAW

  7. SUPRIME COURT PERSONNEL – LORD CHANCELER ASSISTED BY LOARDS OF APPIL GENERALLY 3 JUDGERS WILL SIT IN HIGLY IMPORTANT MATTERS 5 JUDGERS WILL SIT JURISDICTION – APPILS FROM COURT OF APPIL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) & DIVITIONAL COURT OF QUEENS BENCH APPILS BASED ON MATTER OF LAW

  8. CIVIL COURT SYSTEM • MAGISTRATEE CURT • COUNTY COURT • HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE • COURT OF APPIL (CIVIL DIVISION) • SUPRIME COURT

  9. MAGISTRATE COURT PERSONNEL – LAY PERSON ASSISTED BY SALARY CLERCK WITH LEGAL BACKGROUND JURISDICTION – CHILDREN’S ACT OF 1989(UNDER THAT CUSTODY & MAINTANCE) GUARDIANSHIP& ADDOPTION PROCEEDINGS ACTIONS ON UNPAID TAXES & BUSINESS RATES LICENSING ISSUES ON BETTING & LIQUAR APPIL PROCEDURE – DIVISIONAL COURT OF FAMILY(ON FAMILY MATTERS) CROWN COURTS(ON LICENSING ISSUES)

  10. COUNTY COURTS PERSONNEL – CIRCUIT JUDGE/MAGISTRATE JUDGE(DISTRICT JUDGE) JURISDICTION – MATTERS ON,CONTRACT/TORT(CIVIL OFFENCES)/PROBED(PROPERTY HERITAGE CASES)/UNCONTESTED DIVORCES(ONE PARTY WILLING TO DIVORCE)/LANDLORD & TENANT/SMALL CLAIMES UPTO 5000 PAUNDS

  11. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE THERE ARE 3 DIVISIONS NAMELY, QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION FAMILY DIVISION CHANCERY DIVISION

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