48: The Senior Courts of England and Wales (Monologue)

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🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at the senior courts of England and Wales, those being the Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. (In the next episode we'll look at the Supreme Court). Today's episode includes:

● what the senior courts do;
● what type of cases they hear and
● what judges work in these courts;

You'll also find out about what happens in the Old Bailey and the Royal Courts of Justice.

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Chapters

1. OPENING (00:00:00)

2. INTRODUCTION (00:00:20)

3. THE CROWN COURT (00:00:47)

4. THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (00:06:05)

5. THE QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION (00:08:20)

6. THE CHANCERY DIVISION (00:10:18)

7. THE FAMILY DIVISION (00:11:17)

8. THE COURT OF APPEAL (00:12:29)

9. THE COURT OF APPEAL CRIMINAL DIVISION (00:13:48)

10. THE COURT OF APPEAL CIVIL DIVISION (00:14:25)

11. ENDING (00:14:56)