English Court Structure

Table of Contents

1. Aim and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. The Structure of the English Court System: Activity 1
4. Activity 2
5. Test Yourself
6. Glossary
7. Resources

Test Yourself

Use the diagram of the structure of the English Court system to test yourself by answering the questions below. The link will open in a new window. To close the window down by clicking 'X' in the top right hand corner to return to this tutorial. You may need to view the information about individual courts to answer some of the following questions.

Court Structure of Her Majesty's Courts Service

1	Justice of the Peace In which court do Justices of the Peace work? a) Youth Court b) Magistrates Court c) High Court Correct, Justice's of the Peace work in the Magistrates' Court.Incorrect, study the court structure diagram and retry this question.

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Courts The Magistrates court deals with virtually all cases of one particular type and over 95% of this type of case ends in Magistrates Court. Is this type of case civil or criminal? a) Civil b) Criminal Correct. The Magistrates' Court mostly deals with Criminal cases.Incorrect. The Magistrates' Court mostly deals with Criminal cases.

3	Court Divisions Which court is split into three separate divisions? a) County Court b) Crown Court c) High Court Correct. The High Court is split into three divisions: Chancery, family and Queen's Bench.Incorrect. The High Court is split into three divisions: Chancery, Family and Queen's Bench.

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Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal deals with appeals from three courts. Select the courts from the list below. Tick all that apply. a) Crown Court b) County Court c) Magistrates Court d) High Court e) Tribunals Correct!This is incorrect, please study the information for Court of Appeal again and try again.