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Download QR code; In other projects Appearance. ... English: A diagram of the court system of England and Wales. Date: 27 November 2010 (original upload date). Source:
Modifications: Added the Family Court and unified County Court, marked the criminal / civil division. The original can be viewed here: Diagram of the court system of England and Wales.svg : . Modifications made by Hogweard .
The Senior Courts of England and Wales were originally created by the Judicature Acts as the "Supreme Court of Judicature". It was renamed the "Supreme Court of England and Wales" in 1981, [8] and again to the "Senior Courts of England and Wales" by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (to distinguish it from the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom).
The highest appellate court is the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, followed by the Court of Appeal. The highest court in which originating process may be issued is the High Court of England and Wales. The High Court is based at the Royal Courts of Justice and the Rolls Building in London and in district registries elsewhere.
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Diagram showing the place of magistrates' courts in the English legal system. The arrows represent avenues of appeal. 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]
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