Handle summary criminal offences, preliminary inquiries, and civil claims within a statutory monetary limit. A separate Family Court deals with maintenance, custody and domestic-violence applications.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Summary court
- Jurisdiction
- District
- Seat
- All six districts
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the High Court, and in defined cases to the Court of Appeal.
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