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  2. Magistrates' court (England and Wales) - Wikipedia

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    In the magistrates' court, cases are usually heard by a bench of three (or occasionally two) justices of the peace, or by a district judge (magistrates' court). Criminal cases are usually, although not exclusively, investigated by the police and then prosecuted at the court by the Crown Prosecution Service.

  3. Challenges to decisions of England and Wales magistrates' courts

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    A magistrates' court may set aside and vary decisions of its own court, in relation both to sentence and conviction. In relation to conviction, a magistrates' court may order a rehearing of a case against a person convicted by that magistrates' court. [1] The court may exercise the power when it appears to be in the interests of justice to do ...

  4. List of judgements of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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    The case summaries below are not official or authoritative. Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges. Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. List of judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered in 2009

  5. Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines - Wikipedia

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    The Register of County Court Judgments was established by Parliament in 1852, originally maintained by the Lord Chancellor's Department, until it was transferred to Registry Trust in 1985. Details of administration orders made against individuals in county courts were added from 1993, and details of Child Support Agency liability orders were ...

  6. Magistrate (England and Wales) - Wikipedia

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    Magistrates also sit at the Crown Court to hear appeals against verdict and/or sentence from the magistrates' court. In these cases the magistrates form a panel with a judge. [60] A magistrate is not allowed to sit in the Crown Court on the hearing of an appeal in a matter on which they adjudicated in the magistrates' court. There is a right of ...

  7. Right to jury trial under threat as Leveson asked to carry ...

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    Retired high court judge told that ‘nothing is off the table’ to reform the courts service and end the massive backlog of cases Right to jury trial under threat as Leveson asked to carry out ...

  8. Local justice area - Wikipedia

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    Each local justice area was part of a larger courts board area, which replaced the magistrates' courts committee areas with the inauguration of Her Majesty's Courts Service in 2005. [21] Courts boards were abolished in 2012. [22] Local Justice Areas will be abolished once Section 45 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 is brought into ...

  9. Judiciary of England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court is independent of the government of the UK, of Parliament, and of the court services of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It takes appeals from the Appeals Courts of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland, and Scotland's High Court of the Judiciary (civil cases only [31]). The President of the Supreme Court ...