Three divisions — King’s Bench, Chancery and Family — handle high-value and complex civil claims, judicial review of public bodies, and specialist business and property work.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Senior court of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Seat
- London (Royal Courts of Justice)
- Established
- 1875
Where an appeal goes next
Court of Appeal, or occasionally a leapfrog appeal to the Supreme Court
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