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United Kingdom,
England, Wales, Scotland, Wales & North Ireland Criminal & Civil Court Record Searches |
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Search United Kingdom (Great Britain) Courts, Boards and
Tribunals by region or nationwide for Criminal and Civil Court
records. Regional civil and criminal records check, search the
court system for the regions of England & Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland.Comprehensive Nationwide civil & criminal
records check for UK covers the following courts, boards and
Tribunals. Lookup lawsuits, judgments, convictions, rulings,
opinions, legal proceedings, trials, case summaries,
dispositions and other dockets.
England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil
Division)
England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court)
England and Wales High Court (Admiralty Division)
England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division)
England and Wales High Court (Commercial Court)
England and Wales High Court (Supreme Court Cost Office)
England and Wales High Court (Exchequer Court)
England and Wales High Court (Family Division)
England and Wales High Court (King's Bench Division)
England and Wales High Court (Mercantile Court)
England and Wales High Court (Patents Court)
England and Wales High Court (Queen's Bench Division)
England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
England and Wales Patents County Court
England and Wales Care Standards Tribunal
England and Wales Lands Tribunal
Scottish Court of Session Decisions
Scottish High Court of Justiciary Decisons
Scottish Sheriff Court Decisions
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Crown Court for Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Chancery Division
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Family Division
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Queen's Bench Division
Fair Employment Tribunal Northern Ireland Decisions
Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions
Northern Ireland - Social Security and Child Support
Commissioners' Decisions
Privy Council Decisions
United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions
United Kingdom Competition Appeals Tribunal
Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service
Special Immigrations Appeals Commission
United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal
United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Tribunals
Decisions
United Kingdom Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
United Kingdom Information Tribunal including the National
Security Appeals Panel
United Kingdom Special Commissioners of Income Tax Decisions
UK Social Security and Child Support Commissioners' Decisions
United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals Decisions
United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals (Customs) Decisions
United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals (Excise) Decisions
United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals (Insurance Premium Tax)
Decisions
United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals (Landfill Tax) Decisions
Court of Justice of the European
Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions)
European Court of Human Rights
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The Magistrates Court or the Justice of Peace also known as
the district court in Scotland: |
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The Magistrate's Courts hear criminal trials and deal with most
of the criminal cases. These courts can issue a maximum sentence
of six months. Magistrates do not have to be legally qualified.
There are more than 700 magistrates' courts in England and
Wales. Magistrates' courts handle all the less serious crimes
known as summary offenses such as parking offences, which cannot
be tried by a jury. Certain more serious crimes also known as
solemn or indictable offences such as manslaughter and arson can
only be tried at the Crown Court, where a jury may be present. |
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The Crown Courts: |
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There are 90 crown court centers across England and Wales and
these were officially set-up in 1972. Crown Court hears appeals
from magistrates and also holds trial by jury for the most
serious crimes. A jury consists of 12 people aged between 18 and
70 taken from the electoral list. What goes on in the jury room
is secret, and can never be discussed. The jury decides whether
the accused is guilty or not, by looking at the facts that have
been established. Many of the cases considered by the Crown
court are indictable cases, which are serious offences triable
before a judge and jury, and these include murder, rape, serious
assault, kidnapping, conspiracy, fraud, armed robbery, and
Official Secrets Act offences. |
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The High Court: |
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The High Court is composed of three separate divisions and was
created in 1875. The largest part is the Queen's Bench Division.
It is a civil court, but has some criminal powers. The High
Court is a civil court and has the authority to hear any civil
case in England and Wales. It handles everything from libel and
litigation to contract cases and family cases such as divorce.
Juries may be asked to sit in on some cases. The high court
forms the Supreme Court of Judicature, with the Court of Appeal
and the Crown Court. And it is divided into three divisions
which are: 1. The Queen's Bench Division, 2. The Chancery
Division, and 3. The Family Division.
The Queen's Bench Division:
(QBD) is headed by the Lord Chief Justice, and has nearly 70
judges. It hears contract and tort cases where the claimant is
seeking damages above a certain amount. A judge usually sits
alone, but a jury of 12 may be employed to hear cases involving
fraud, libel, slander, malicious prosecution and false
imprisonment. The Queen's Bench also The Queens Bench also
includes a Commercial Court, which has specialist judges who
deal with insurance, banking and commercial matters; and an
Admiralty Court, that deals with shipping matters such as claims
for damage caused by collision at sea and salvage rights
following the sinking of a vessel. It also includes a Technology
and Construction Court, which hears any High Court cases
involving technically complex matters, such as, those involving
computers, science, technology and engineering disputes.
The Chancery Division:
has 17 judges and is headed by the Lord Chancellor and has about
17 judges. Juries are never used and a single judge hears
disputes concerning insolvency, mortgages, copyright and
patents, trust property, probate and intellectual property
matters, are referred to this court. This Court hears a small
amount of appeals on tax and bankruptcy matters.
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The Family Division:
has 17 judges and is headed by the President of the Family
Division. It consists of a single judge and never uses a Jury.
This court generally hears cases concerning access and custody
of children, nullity of marriage and other matters concerning
the family. Any appeals from magistrates concerning family
matters are heard at this court. |
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Coroner's Court: |
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The office of the Coroner was started during the period of
William the Conqueror and the Norman invasion of Britain.
Coroners are judicial officers and are responsible for
investigating the cause of death involving violent, sudden
or unnatural causes. The Coroner's Court holds investigations to
determine how, when and where an individual died, and in some
cases a coroner will head this court on their own. Coroners
generally tend to be lawyers, and in some cases doctors, and
they and their deputies hold investigations or inquests into the
causes of death to determine whether further criminal
investigation is necessary. |
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County Court known as the Sheriff's Court in Scotland: |
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County Courts deal with Civil Law such as civil issues relating
to family or property law - such as divorce or disputes over
land. The County court does not take criminal cases. It hear's
more formal cases before a district or circuit judge, and deals
with a majority of divorce cases. The judge will be advised by a
court clerk on all matters, and will preside over most common
law matters. County courts do not generally fit within county
boundaries in England and Wales, All property cases up to
£30,000, all personal injury claims less than £50,000, and
bankruptcy matters are all carried out by the District Judge at
the county court. The County Court also hosts the small claims
court, where most minor civil matters can be resolved with an
informal arbitration. |
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Court of Appeals: |
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was established in 1966 and is divided into the Civil and
Criminal division and has 35 Lords Justices of Appeal that
decide if a case is suitable to reconsider. If a convicted
person feels he or she did not have a fair trial in the Crown
Court and has been wrongfully convicted, or that the sentence
imposed by the judges is unfair, then he or she can take their
case to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), where more
senior judges can consider the merits of their case. |
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Court of Sessions:
In Scotland the Court of Sessions is the supreme civil court. It
is located in the Parliament house in Edinburgh. This court has
32 judges, known as Lords of Council and Session, led by the
Lord President.
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The House of Lords: |
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is the oldest common law court in Great Britain and has
performed a judicial function in one form or another since the
15th century. It is the highest court throughout the United
Kingdom (similar to the supreme court in USA) and is situated at
the houses of Parliament. There are between nine and 11 law
lords. Two come from the Scottish judiciary and sometimes one
from Northern Ireland. The Lord Chancellor, and former Lord
Chancellors are also entitled to sit. A case will be heard by at
least three, but sometimes up to seven, Law Lords, and the
outcome is decided by a majority verdict. The correct title for
the House of Lords sitting in its judicial capacity is the
Appellate committee of the House of Lords. Law Lords are life
peers and are entitled to attend political debates. Law Lords
are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the
Lord Chancellor, and must retire at the age of 75 years. They
must be a barrister of 15 years' standing, or have been a judge
for at least 10 years. |
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