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The Central Criminal Court, better known as the Old Bailey, is the Crown Court centre for the City of London. In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected trial at the Crown Court instead of trial at a magistrates' court. The Crown ...
Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. Crown Court in Reading. The Crown Court (Welsh: Llys y Goron) is the criminal court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and Wales. [1]
The Crown Court also hears appeals against conviction and sentence from magistrates. [1] There are 91 locations in England and Wales at which the Crown Court regularly sits. [2] Crown Court centres are designated in one of three tiers: first-tier centres are visited by High Court judges for criminal and also for civil cases (in the District ...
The Government is considering “fundamental reform” of the courts after Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures showed the number of criminal cases waiting to be dealt with by crown courts in England ...
The backlog at crown courts in England and Wales continues to “spiral out of control” as it hit a new record high, with more than 64,000 trials not yet resolved, official figures show.. Data ...
The Crown Court also hears appeals from magistrates' courts. The Crown Court is the only court in England and Wales that has the jurisdiction to try cases on indictment, and when exercising such a role, it is a superior court in that its judgments cannot be reviewed by the Administrative Court of the King's Bench Division of the High Court.
Its data showed the number of criminal cases waiting to be dealt with by crown courts in England and Wales stood at 73,105 at the end of September. The caseload increased 3% on the previous ...
See Crown Court and List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. O. Old Bailey (2 C, 9 P)