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The Legal System - Coggle Diagram
The Legal System
Criminal Courts
Triable-either-way offences
Indicatable offences
Summary offences
Magistrates Court
Appeals from
to Crown Court
Case stated appeals
to Supreme Court
Crown Court
Appeals from
by defendant
by prosecution
to Supreme Court
Civil Courts
County Court
Appeals from
High Court
Appeals from
King's Bench Division
Chancery Division
Family Division
pre-action protocols
issuing a claim
defending claim
track system
reforms of civil courts
Sentencing
aims
powers of criminal courts
sentences available for adults
aggravating factors
mitigating factors
Lay People
Magistrates
qualifications & restrictions
appointment
role & powers
training
Juries
independence of the jury
qualifications & disqualifications
excusals
selecting a jury
role in criminal cases
adv. & disadv.
The Judiciary
superior judges
inferior judges
qualifications
selection
appointment
role of judges
independence of the judiciary
reasons
adv.
Legal Personnel
Barristers
training
role
Solicitors
training
role
Legal Executives
training
role
regulation of legal personnel
Access to Justice & Funding
access to justice
sources of legal advice
private funding of cases
public funding in civil cases
public funding in criminal cases
Dispute Resolution
Tribunals
role
first-tier tribunal
upper tribunal
composition
procedure
adv. & disadv.
ADR
negotiation
mediation
courts vs. ADR