Types of Judges
This type of judge hears appeals on points of law in both civil and criminal cases.
What is a Justice of the Supreme Court?
Decisions of Justices of the Supreme Court set this for all lower level courts.
What is precedent?
These legal professionals are self-employed and practise out of chambers.
Who are barristers?
This governing body regulates barristers.
What is the Bar Council?
This form of Alternative Dispute Resolution involves an independent person who actively supports people involved in a dispute reach a comprimise.
What is conciliation?
This type of judge works part-time in the County Court.
What is a Recorder?
Circuit Judges in the Crown Court assist juries with this.
What are points of law?
These qualified lawyers work alongside solicitors and usually specialise in one particular area of law.
Who are Legal Executives?
This governing body regulates solicitors.
What is the Law Society?
This type of law is concerned with resolving disputes between individuals, upholding the rights of individuals, and usually involves the awarding of compensation.
What is Civil Law?
This type of judge hears large-value, first-instance civil cases to decide liability and remedy. Also known as a Puisne Judge.
What is a High Court Judge?
Lord Justices of Appeal can hear appeals in criminal cases against either of these two types of decision.
What are convictions and/or sentences?
Solicitors will usually appear in these two lower courts.
What are the Magistrates' Court and the County Court?
This governing body regulates Legal Executives.
What is the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX).
Civil claims that are placed on this track will be heard in the High Court.
What is the multi-track?
This type of judge hears lower-value civil cases in the County Court.
What is a Circuit Judge?
This statute sets out the structure of courts in England and Wales.
What is the Constitutional Reform Act 2005?
All kinds of legal professionals can work for this type of organisation.
What is a business or a government agency?
This government body, created under the Legal Services Act 2007, oversees the regulation of all lawyers in England and Wales.
What is the Legal Services Board?
A defendant who is convicted and sentenced in the Magistrates' Court may appeal to this court.
What is the Crown Court?
This type of judge is the head of the Court of Appeal.
Who is the Lord Justice of Appeal?
High Court judges in this division can hear criminal appeals from the Magistrates' Court by way of case stated appeals on points of law.
What is the Queen's Bench Division?
When a solicitor organises a barrister for their client, they will prepare this for the barrister.
What is a brief?
This person/government body is part of an independent scheme to resolve complaints about lawyers from clients.
What is the Legal Ombudsman?
This case concerned a dispute between parents and a hospital about what to do with a set of twins. It raised issues of morality.
What is Re A (conjoined twins)?