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Crown Court, the Glossary

Index Crown Court

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.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 36 relations: Assizes, Barrister, Case stated, Circuit judge (England and Wales), Circuits of England and Wales, City of London, Coat of arms of the United Kingdom, County Court (England and Wales), Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Court of quarter sessions, Courts Act 1971, Courts of England and Wales, Divisional court (England and Wales), England and Wales, Gloucester Crown Court, High Court judge (England and Wales), High Court of Justice, His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, Hybrid offence, Indictable offence, Legal executive, List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955, List of courts in England and Wales, List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales, London, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Magistrates' court, Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), Old Bailey, Recorder (judge), Senior Courts Act 1981, Solicitor, Solicitor advocate, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Trial court, United States district court.

  2. Courts and tribunals established in 1972
  3. Courts of England and Wales
  4. Senior Courts of England and Wales

Assizes

The assizes, or courts of assize, were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Case stated

In law, a case stated is a procedure by which a court or tribunal can ask another court for its opinion on a point of law.

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Circuit judge (England and Wales)

Circuit judges are judges in England and Wales who sit in the Crown Court, the County Court and some specialized sub-divisions of the High Court of Justice, such as the Technology and Construction Court.

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Circuits of England and Wales

Circuits are the highest-level administrative divisions of the Bar of England and Wales and His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.

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City of London

The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes, along with Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London and one of the leading financial centres of the world.

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Coat of arms of the United Kingdom

The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (also called the Royal Arms) are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, King Charles III.

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County Court (England and Wales)

The County Court is a national civil court for England and Wales with unlimited financial jurisdiction.

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Crown Court and court of Appeal (England and Wales) are Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Court of quarter sessions

The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts that were traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388; they were extended to Wales following the Laws in Wales Act 1535.

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Courts Act 1971

The Courts Act 1971 (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the purpose of which was to reform and modernise the courts system of England and Wales, as well as effectively separating the business of the criminal and civil courts.

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Courts of England and Wales

The Courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales.

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Divisional court (England and Wales)

A divisional court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Gloucester Crown Court

Gloucester Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Bearland, Gloucester, England. Crown Court and Gloucester Crown Court are Crown Court buildings.

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High Court judge (England and Wales)

A justice of the High Court, commonly known as a High Court judge, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third-highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales.

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High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Crown Court and High Court of Justice are Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.

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Hybrid offence

A hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, offence triable either way, or wobbler is one of the special class offences in the common law jurisdictions where the case may be prosecuted either summarily or on indictment.

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Indictable offence

In many common law jurisdictions (e.g. England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury (in contrast to a summary offence).

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Legal executives are a kind of trained legal professional in certain jurisdictions.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955

3 & 4 Eliz.

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List of courts in England and Wales

This is a list of courts in England and Wales. Crown Court and list of courts in England and Wales are courts of England and Wales.

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List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales

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. Crown Court and List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales are Crown Court buildings.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (alternatively Lord Chief Justice when the holder is male) is the head of the judiciary of England and Wales and the president of the courts of England and Wales.

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Magistrates' court

A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start.

See Crown Court and Magistrates' court

Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Old Bailey

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales. Crown Court and Old Bailey are Crown Court buildings.

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Recorder (judge)

A recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions.

See Crown Court and Recorder (judge)

Senior Courts Act 1981

The Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54), originally named the Supreme Court Act 1981, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crown Court and Senior Courts Act 1981 are Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

See Crown Court and Solicitor

Solicitor advocate

Solicitor advocate is a hybrid status which allows a solicitor in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong to represent clients in higher courts in proceedings that were traditionally reserved for barristers.

See Crown Court and Solicitor advocate

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Trial court

A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.

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United States district court

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.

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See also

Courts and tribunals established in 1972

Courts of England and Wales

Senior Courts of England and Wales

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Court

Also known as Crown Court of England and Wales, Crown Court, England and Wales, United Kingdom, Crown Courts, Crown Ct, Midland and Oxford Circuit.