Structure of Magistrates and Crown Courts in the English Legal System

LAW AND LEGAL
SYSTEM

TABLE OF CONTENT
• Introduction
• Main body
• Conclusion
• References

INTRODUCTION
• English law is common legal law system in England and Wales that comprise mainly of civil and
criminal law, every branch has its own procedures and courts. This is also known as law of
England & Wales. Authoritative law of England & Wales is statutory legislation comprising of Act
of Parliament, by-laws and regulations.
• In absence of statutory law common law having principle of the stare decisions is form residual
source of the law, that is based over judicial decisions, usage and customs. Present report is based
on the organizational structure, culture and impact of English legal systems. This will cover the
structure of magistrate and the Crown court in UK.
• This will also include the appeal process and the manner in which it is exercised. It will also
provide about the criminal offence dealt by criminal justice system for criminal offence. This will
also provide about the types and the principles that will be applied to particular offence. The
present report will increase and enhance the understanding of the laws and legal systems of United
Kingdom.

STRUCTURE OF MAGISTRATES
AND CROWN COURTS
• Magistrate court
• In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which holds trials for summary
offences and preliminary hearings for more serious ones. Some civil matters are also decided
here, notably family proceedings.
• .Magistrates' court are basically engaged in solving serious cases. Court is being engaged in
hearing only the specific facts that are related to more serious offences
• It has been analyzed that, magistrate and district judges are being appointed in order to make
sure that cases are properly being adhered and addressed. They make sure that cases in this
court are being solved efficiently.