Courts of England and Wales

The Magistrates’ Court is the lowest court in England. It deals mainly with minor criminal such as vandalism and drink driving. All cases begin in the magistrates’ court, and more than 90% of them will be completed there. It also can deal with offences like burglary and drug offences. These are called either-way offences and they can either be heard in the Magistrates’ Court or they can be passed on to the crown court. The Crown Court deals with more serious criminal acts such as murder and…

on the services of youth services in England and wales, the purpose of the report was to identify the contributions required from the Youth services in England and wales on how they can assist young people to play their part in life of the community, in the light of changing social and industrial conditions and the current education service: it was also to get the best value for their money spent in the youth services. (The youth services in England and Wales, 1958). It was said that the youth…

What is the history behind the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict in England and Wales, and what does it mean for an offender to be given it? The not guilty by reason of insanity verdict is a well established and much discussed verdict in England and Wales. It has been around for over 150 years, although not used a huge amount. It is actually rarely successful. This verdict can often be mistaken for the defence of diminished responsibility / capacity despite there being many major…

1a. The court system of England and Wales as we know today has emerged through the evolution of society and culturization. A demonstration of how drastically the system has changed, is that since the nineteenth century, there were particular courts for equity and common law. Forward to present day, the structure of higher courts were set by the ‘Supreme Court of Judicature Acts 1873 and 1875. In detail, the earliest courts are known as magistrate courts, with the newest court forged in 2009,…

studies done in both America and England. The RAND study by the Corporation’s Institution for Civil Justice, which was published in 1996, focuses on the impact of case management upon the American court systems, shows the impact that case management can have both positively and negatively. Within the study, 10 courts were required to adopt principles related to case management, while 10 others continued without these principles. The principles applied by the 10 courts included principles…

and that the British colonial system was based on slavery. On the word of Nicholas (1988, p. 127) it was the assignment of convicts to private masters that identified the convict system as a type of slavery. According to him, the colonial New South Wales has been characterised as a slave society and convictism as a slave labour system. However, while inexorably bound together, the two concepts of convictism and slavery are not identical, a point which has escaped both contemporary observers and…

The Man Who Won The War. David Lloyd-George made great history by all his actions in life. David Lloyd-George was born on January 17th,1863 in Manchester, England. David’s birthname is David George, but added Lloyd in honor of his uncle Richard Lloyd[Biography]. David grew up with his mother and uncle in Wales, England because David’s father died. David looked up to his uncle and learned from him. David was influenced by his uncle who was a minister and a strong liberal[BBC - History - David…

Something is Rotten in England Something is always rotting in politics. Whether it was the middle ages or even now, there are always situations in politics that are too rotten or too taboo to talk about. The Elizabethan era, in particular, had plenty of betrayal, murder, and war. Shakespeare liked to place politics into his histories. Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part 1 shows characters and events in a political view. During the first half of the play, Prince Hal is a joke throughout the…

Arbitration compared to litigation has proven to be a preferred means in resolving commercial disputes because of its privacy and confidentiality. This is a principle which is widely recognized, however, different jurisdictions like that of Australia and England have different approaches to confidentiality. This is demonstrated in the English case of Emmott v Michael Wilson and the Australian case of Esso Australia v Plowman. Facts Mr Emmott, a former director and partner of Michael Wilson and…

very type of wanton or officious intermeddling in the litigation of another which has been condemnened by the courts for centuries.”19 Thus, Costello J. had no issue in dismissing the plaintiff's…