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Courts of England and Wales English law is a formal term of art that describes the law for the time being in force in England and Wales. ...
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Schematic of court system for England and Wales The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system, Scotland another, and Northern Ireland a third. ...
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- Lord Chancellor
- Her Majesty's Courts Service
| | Civil courts The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ...
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ...
Her Majestys Courts Service is an amalgamation of the Magistrates Courts Service and the Court Service. ...
- Privy Council
- House of Lords
- Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
- Court of Appeal
- Master of the Rolls
- Lord Justice of Appeal
- High Court of Justice
- Chancellor of the High Court
- President of the Queen's Bench
- President of the Family Division
- High Court judge
- County Courts
- District Judge
| | Criminal courts The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ...
The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ...
The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ...
Her Majestys Court of Appeal is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords above it. ...
The Master of the Rolls is the third most senior judge of England, the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain traditionally being first and the Lord Chief Justice second. ...
The Lords Justices of Appeal (Judges of the Court of Appeal) of England and Wales: The Rt Hon. ...
Her Majestys High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the...
The Chancellor of the High Court is the head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. ...
The President of the Queens Bench Division is the head of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. ...
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A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ...
Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ...
There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales — different types of courts have different styles of judges. ...
- House of Lords
- Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- Court of Appeal
- Lord Chief Justice
- Lord Justice of Appeal
- High Court of Justice
- President of the Queen's Bench
- High Court judge
- Crown Court
- Circuit Judge
- Recorder
- Magistrates' Court
- District Judge
- Justice of the Peace
| | Criminal justice The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, has a judicial function as a court of last resort within the United Kingdom. ...
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are Life peers entrusted since the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 with carrying out the judicial functions of the House of Lords. ...
Her Majestys Court of Appeal is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords above it. ...
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was, historically, the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor. ...
The Lords Justices of Appeal (Judges of the Court of Appeal) of England and Wales: The Rt Hon. ...
Her Majestys High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the...
The President of the Queens Bench Division is the head of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. ...
A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ...
Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ...
A Circuit judge is a position in British Law, in which a Judge moves to different Crown Courts within a certain area. ...
A Recorder is a barrister or solicitor of 10 years standing who serves as a part-time Crown court judge. ...
Bedford Magistrates Court A Magistrates Court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions. ...
A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ...
A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ...
- Attorney General
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- Crown Prosecution Service
| | Barristers and solicitors Her Majestys Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known as the Attorney General, is the chief legal adviser of the Crown in England and Wales. ...
The Director of Public Prosecutions is the officer charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. ...
The Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales. ...
- Bar Council
- Barrister
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Solicitor
- Solicitor Advocate
| The Law Society of England and Wales is the professional association that represents the solicitors' profession in England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors as well as serving as a sounding board for law reform. Often, members of the Society are consulted when important issues are being debated in Parliament or by the executive. A bar council in a Commonwealth country is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court. ...
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A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ...
A Solicitor Advocate is a solicitor who is qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the higher courts in England and Wales or Scotland. ...
This article or section should be merged with professional body In countries where the legal system entitles defendants to a jury by their peers, the general public may not be considered sufficiently knowledgeable in a field of practice to act as a peer in some legal cases. ...
A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ...
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In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ...
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The Houses of Parliament, as seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...
The Hall of the Law Society is at 113 Chancery Lane, London but it also has offices in Redditch, Worcestershire, Leamington Spa and Brussels, Belgium (to deal with European Community law). This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
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Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...
Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ...
Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area - Region 162 km² (62. ...
The European Union is unique among international organizations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ...
The current President of the Law Society is Fiona Woolf.
Barristers in England and Wales have a similar professional body, the General Council of the Bar, commonly known as the Bar Council. // Artists impression of an English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area...
This article is about the country. ...
A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ...
A bar council in a Commonwealth country is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court. ...
Regulatory body status The Law Society no longer handles complaints from the public, nor is it the regulatory body for solicitors. These are now handled by the Legal Complaints Service and the Solicitors Regulation Authority respectively. In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority was launched on January 29 2007. ...
The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is a quasi-independent complaints handling body, however, it is still part of the Law Society of England and Wales, but is said to operate independently. There are a number of people independent from the Law Society that are concerned of this situation, and consider that a fully independent government office should be established to protect the interests of the British public. One issue of potential concern is the large number of lawyers within the British government, including the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Tony Blair himself, giving the Law Society a powerful voice within British politics and the regulation of the country´s legal system. For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ...
A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...
For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency...
The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...
See also
The Law Society of England and Wales is the professional association that regulates and represents the solicitors profession in England and Wales. ...
The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors, based in Edinburgh. ...
The Law Society of Northern Ireland is a body set up by Royal Charter in 1922 and whose powers and duties are to regulate the solicitors profession in Northern Ireland with the aim of protecting the public. ...
External links - The Law Society of England and Wales
- The Law Society's Guide to Choosing a Solicitor
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