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The High Court previously divided England and Wales into six circuits namely the Midlands, Northern England, North Eastern England, South Eastern England, Wales (including Cheshire), and Western England. [20] Since 2005, the High Court has used seven circuits, listed below, which are identical to the Crown Court regions. [21] [22]
This is a list of justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members: [1] Lady Chief Justice; President of the King's Bench Division; President of the Family Division; Chancellor of the High Court; Senior Presiding Judge
The formation of the Business and Property Courts of England & Wales within the High Court was announced in March 2017, [11] and launched in London in July 2017. [12] The courts are based in the Rolls Building, where there are 31 courts and three super courts able to handle the most complex and multi-party trials. There are regional High Court ...
When the county court system was created as a result of the County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95), there were 491 county courts in England and Wales. Since the Crime and Courts Act 2013 came into force, there has been one County Court in England and Wales, sitting simultaneously in many different locations.
High Court judges, like other judges, are appointed on open competition. High Court judges, like all judges in England and Wales, hold office during good behaviour; this is laid down in the Act of Settlement 1701. This gives them greater security of tenure than if they held office during His or Her Majesty's pleasure, and is designed to protect ...
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 ...
The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is a court building in Westminster which houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales.The High Court also sits on circuit and in other major cities.
Sir Robin St John Knowles CBE (born 7 April 1960), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. [1] He was educated at Sir Roger Manwood's School and read Law at Trinity College, Cambridge. [2] [3] He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1982.