Magistrate’s Court of Jersey in appellate capacity

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The Magistrate’s Court of Jersey in its appellate capacity is a judicial body that hears appeals from lower court decisions within Jersey’s legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of appeal (limited jurisdiction)
judicial body
appealTo Royal Court of Jersey
appliesLaw Jersey law
belongsTo common law–influenced legal tradition
compositionIncludes Magistrate of Jersey
country Jersey
decisionType order rehearing in lower court
set aside lower court decision
uphold lower court decision
vary lower court decision
governedBy Jersey legislation establishing the Magistrate’s Court
hasFunction hearing appeals from lower court decisions
reviewing decisions of the Petty Debts Court or equivalent lower courts
hears appeals from certain civil matters within its monetary jurisdiction
appeals from summary criminal matters
higherCourt Royal Court of Jersey
languageOfProceedings English
French
legalSystem Jersey legal system
locatedInJurisdiction Jersey
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey
partOf courts of Jersey
reviews application of Jersey statutes and customary law
certain findings of fact made by lower courts
findings of law of lower courts
standardOfReview error of law
unreasonable or plainly wrong decision
subjectTo oversight by higher appellate courts in Jersey
usesProcedure appellate procedure rules of the Magistrate’s Court of Jersey

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Bailiff of Jersey hasLegalAuthorityOver Magistrate’s Court of Jersey in appellate capacity