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