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  1. 5. UK courts follow a ___ structure meaning there are superior and inferior courts.
  2. 8. The practice of using previously decided cases as guidance.
  3. 11. The European Convention on Human Rights
  4. 12. ___ is the legal process of resolving a dispute or deciding a case
  5. 14. The "R" in criminal cases stands for (currently)
  6. 15. Law/set of laws passed by parliament also known as ___.
  7. 17. The highest court in commonwealth nations and e.g. UK overseas territories is the ___ council.
  8. 18. Decisions are published ___ in what is called the ___ Law Reports.
Down
  1. 1. The ___ court is highest court in the land and was previously known as/part of the House of Lords.
  2. 2. The ___ Court is divided into three divisions, the King's Bench, the Chancery division and the family division.
  3. 3. Decisions of a court or a judge are also called ___.
  4. 4. To change a prior legal decision
  5. 6. An ___ is an official order given by a court that compels
  6. 7. The system of courts that interprets, defends and applies the law is called the ___.
  7. 9. The ___ court employs circuit judges, recorders and district judges.
  8. 10. Legally responsible
  9. 13. The Court of Appeal has two ___. The criminal and civil ___.
  10. 16. After a case has passed the Court of ___ the next higher court is the UK Supreme Court