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  2. Courts of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    The Courts of Guernsey are responsible for the administration of justice in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. They apply the law of the Island, which is a mixture of customary law dating back as far as the 10th century and legislation passed by the legislature, the States of Deliberation .

  3. Bailiff (Channel Islands) - Wikipedia

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    The Bailiff represents Guernsey as civic head of the community in and outside the Island, on occasions of a non-political nature and will greet and welcome members of the Royal Family and dignitaries visiting the Island on behalf of the people of Guernsey. [4] May be appointed as a member of the Court of Appeal of Jersey.

  4. List of bailiffs of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    Massey de la Court (1305–1309) James de Vinchelez (1310) Robert Le Gay (1311–1312) Walter de la Hogue (1313–1314) Massey de la Court (1315–1316) Peter Le Marchant (1317) Massey de la Court (1318) Robert Le Gay (1319) Radulph Gaultier (1320) John Le Marchant (1321) James de Vinchelez (1322) William Le Petit (1323) William de Souslemont ...

  5. Bailiff of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    (former Bailiff) Richard Collas (right) attending the Queen's birthday parade 2016 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey in his formal robes. From the start of the 19th century a Bailiff has always been a Guernsey qualified lawyer, which means qualifying in both English law and then obtaining a Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes from Caen University [7] before being invited to the ...

  6. Legal year - Wikipedia

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    The court's year-long term commences on the first Monday in October (and is simply called "October Term"), with a Red Mass the day before. The court then alternates between "sittings" and "recesses" and goes into final recess at the end of June. Several Midwest and East Coast states and some federal courts still use the legal year and terms of ...

  7. Court of Appeal of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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  8. Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    The legal system is derived from Norman French and English common law, justice being administered through a combination of Magistrates Court and the Royal Court. The Royal Court is presided over by the Bailiff (or Deputy Bailiff) and 12 Jurats (a permanent elected jury), the ultimate court of appeal being the Privy Council .

  9. Law of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    The fastest law passed was almost certainly one in 1940, during German occupation, when, to avoid a Guernsey individual being prosecuted for saying something derogatory against the occupying Germans before a German military court, a law was passed within days and the person involved was prosecuted for an offence that had not been against the ...