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In 2007, there were 91 locations in England and Wales at which the Crown Court regularly sat. [4] 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 Registry of the High Court); second-tier centres are visited by High Court judges for criminal work only; and third-tier centres are ...
The Crown Court 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 sits in around 92 locations in England and Wales, divided into ...
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 ...
Until 1 January 1937, when the County Court Districts (Name of Court) Order 1936 came into force, [12] the full title of each court was The County Court of (county) holden at (location/locations), using the historic county names for England and for Wales. Thereafter, each court was renamed as (location/s) County Court. For brevity, the latter ...
It was subsequently converted for use as a crown court and as a venue for social security case hearings at a cost of £5 million, [14] [15] and was officially re-opened by the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, Dame Julia Macur, as the Shrewsbury Justice Centre on 12 April 2019. [16]
Until the late 1980s, the main venue for criminal court hearings in Coventry was the aging County Hall in Cuckoo Street. [1] However, as the number of court cases in Coventry grew, it became necessary to commission a courthouse with dedicated facilities for both Crown Court hearings, which require courtrooms suitable for trial by jury, and for County Court hearings. [2]
Nottingham Crown Court, or more formally the High Court of Justice and Crown Court, Nottingham is a Crown Court and meeting place of the High Court of Justice on Canal Street in Nottingham, England. The building also accommodates the County Court and the Family Court.
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