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    Civil & Criminal Court Hierarchy

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    The document discusses the civil and criminal court hierarchies in the UK. It explains that civil courts resolve disputes between private citizens or a citizen and the state, starting with the county court and moving up to the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Criminal courts hear cases where people are accused of breaking criminal law, starting with the Magistrates court and moving up to the Crown court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. The key differences provided between civil and criminal courts are that civil courts focus on redress while criminal courts focus on punishment, decision makers, types of penalties imposed, and who initiates the court proceedings.

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    The document discusses the civil and criminal court hierarchies in the UK. It explains that civil courts resolve disputes between private citizens or a citizen and the state, starting with the county court and moving up to the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Criminal courts hear cases where people are accused of breaking criminal law, starting with the Magistrates court and moving up to the Crown court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. The key differences provided between civil and criminal courts are that civil courts focus on redress while criminal courts focus on punishment, decision makers, types of penalties imposed, and who initiates the court proceedings.

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    The document discusses the civil and criminal court hierarchies in the UK. It explains that civil courts resolve disputes between private citizens or a citizen and the state, starting with the county court and moving up to the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Criminal courts hear cases where people are accused of breaking criminal law, starting with the Magistrates court and moving up to the Crown court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. The key differences provided between civil and criminal courts are that civil courts focus on redress while criminal courts focus on punishment, decision makers, types of penalties imposed, and who initiates the court proceedings.

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    Civil & Criminal Court Hierarchy

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    The document discusses the civil and criminal court hierarchies in the UK. It explains that civil courts resolve disputes between private citizens or a citizen and the state, starting with the county court and moving up to the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. Criminal courts hear cases where people are accused of breaking criminal law, starting with the Magistrates court and moving up to the Crown court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. The key differences provided between civil and criminal courts are that civil courts focus on redress while criminal courts focus on punishment, decision makers, types of penalties imposed, and who initiates the court proceedings.

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    1. Explain the Civil Court Hierarchy?

    (4m)

    Civil court exists in order to resolve disputes between private citizens or between a citizen and the
    state. Civil Court starts primarily with the County court which is a first instance court and deals with
    mainly small track claims. Then High Court which is a Court of first instance it is broken up into three
    divisions as the Family, Chancery and Queens Bench Division. Then the case moves onto the Court of
    Appeal (Civil Division) which is an appellate court and lastly the Supreme Court which is final court of
    appeal.

    2. Explain the Criminal Court Hierarchy? (4m)

    Criminal courts exist in order to hear and determine cases in which people are accused of breaking
    the criminal law. It starts primarily at the Magistrates court which is Criminal court of first instance
    and cases are heard by judges. Then the Crown court which is a Criminal court of first instance cases
    once appealed from the Crown court move on the High court and then the Court of Appeal (Criminal
    Division) which is an appellate court and lastly the Supreme court which the highest court in the UK
    law and decisions are final and can not be appealed.

    3. State 4 distinctions between the Civil and Criminal justice system? (8m)

    Civil court exists in order to resolve disputes between private citizens or between a citizen and the
    state and Criminal courts exist in order to hear and determine cases in which people are accused of
    breaking the criminal law. There are primarily a few key differences between the civil and criminal
    systems one being the objective for as in the Civil court the main purpose is redress where as in the
    Criminal court the main purpose is punishments for the actions of the defendant. The decision
    maker is another difference as civil case are primarily decided by judges and magistrates and only
    rarely by a jury. But on the other hand, in criminal cases the decision will be made by magistrates for
    summary offences and by juries for indicatable offences. The type of penalty imposed by the court
    systems are different as the Civil court when a decision has been made and the defendant has been
    found liable the remedy awarded by the court for the successful claimant is mostly financial
    compensation or an injunction or declaration. Lastly in Civil cases the court proceedings are will be
    started by the person who has suffered wrong ‘the claimant’ who brings the case against the
    defendant. In Criminal cases the court proceedings are started by the prosecution who brings the
    case against the defendant ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. The standard of proof is more demanding in
    criminal cases because of the seriousness of the penalty and because of the stigma involved in a
    criminal conviction.

    4. Explain the jurisdiction of two courts of first instance in the Civil Court Hierarchy? (6m)

    5. Explain the jurisdiction of two appeal courts in the civil court Hierarchy? (6m)

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