The Administration of Civil Justice in England and Wales provides information of how both criminal and civil law is administered. This book discusses the jurisdiction and composition of the country courts, civil work of the magistrates' courts, as well as of the High Court of Justice.
Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the historical origins from which the modern courts have emerged. This text then explains the various strata of courts, namely country courts, magistrates' courts, the Court of Justice including its various divisions, and the appeal facilities that are available to litigants. Other chapters consider the different administrative tribunals and inquiries. The final chapter deals with the costs and the availability of legal aid and advice.
This book is a valuable resource for readers who are interested in the administration of civil and criminal justice. Law students and newly qualified practitioners will also find this book useful.
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978-1-4831-3889-3 (9781483138893)
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ForewordEditorial ForewordPrefaceTable of Courts having Civil Jurisdiction in England and Wales1. Historical Introduction Shire Court Hundred Moot Norman Courts King's Courts Courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench Assize Courts Court of Exchequer Chamber Court of Admiralty The Writ System The Growth of Equity Chancery Procedure The Ecclesiastical Courts Divorce Probate The Common Law Statute Law Construction of Statutes Doctrine of Judicial Precedent The Modern Doctrine of Judicial Precedent The Law Commission2. Solicitors The Law Society Education and Examinations Articles and Training Roll Practising Certificates Discipline Duties to Client Branches of Work Partnership Retainers Compensation Fund Remuneration of Solicitors Costs Commissioner for Oaths and Public Notary Legal Aid3. Barristers-at-Law Origin of Terms "Barrister" and "Bar" Serjeants-at-Law Education Examinations Inns of Court Call to the Bar Pupillage Chambers Clerks Outer Bar Queen's Counsel Etiquette Discipline Judicial Appointments4. Magistrates' Courts Civil Jurisdiction Domestic Courts Matrimonial Consent to Marriage of an Infant Affiliation Guardianship of Infants Adult Courts Civil Debts Abatement of Nuisance Ejectment Juvenile Courts Adoption Care, Protection, or Control Education Act Cases-School Attendance5. County Courts County Courts Acts County Court Judges Registrars Jurisdiction of Registrars Practice and Procedure Jurisdiction of County Courts Trial in County Courts Default Actions Pleadings in County Court Actions Right of Appeal Transfer From County Court to County Court From County Court to High Court Costs Execution Judgment Summons6. The High Court of Justice Effects of the Judicature Acts Rules of the Supreme Court Divisions of the High Court Divisional Courts The Judges Official Referees Officials of the Court Masters Registrars Mental Health Act, 1959 Restrictive Practices Court Organization The Judges The Masters and Registrars Jurisdiction Types of Civil Action Contract Tort Law of Property Allocation of Business Table Showing Qualifications for Offices in the High Court7. Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court Appeals from Masters and Registrars Appeals from Official Referees Appeals from the Judge in Chambers Queen's Bench Division Chancery and Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Divisions Appeals to Divisional Courts Queen's Bench Divisional Court Appeals from Divisional Courts Appeals to the Court of Appeal Constitution Civil Jurisdiction, Powers and Procedure of the Court of Appeal House of Lords Hearing of Appeals Method of Giving Judgment Security for Costs Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Jurisdiction Law Reports Shorthand Notes8. Palatine Court-Liverpool Court of Passage Chancery Court of the County Palatine of Lancaster Liverpool Court of Passage9.
