Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda

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court judicial body trial court

The Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda is a lower-level judicial body that handles minor criminal cases, civil disputes of limited value, and preliminary hearings within Bermuda’s court system.

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Label Occurrences
Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda canonical 4
Magistrates' Court of Bermuda 1
magistrates’ courts of Bermuda 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
appealsTo Supreme Court of Bermuda ⓘ
appointingAuthorityForMagistrates Governor of Bermuda ⓘ
canIssue community orders ⓘ
fines ⓘ
short custodial sentences ⓘ
country Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Bermuda
courtLevel lower court ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of Bermuda ⓘ
surface form: Bermuda Constitution Order 1968

Magistrates’ Court Act of Bermuda ⓘ
handles civil disputes of limited value ⓘ
committal proceedings ⓘ
family matters ⓘ
maintenance applications ⓘ
minor criminal cases ⓘ
preliminary hearings ⓘ
small claims ⓘ
summary criminal offences ⓘ
traffic offences ⓘ
hasDivision Civil Division ⓘ
Criminal Division ⓘ
family law division ⓘ
surface form: Family Division
hasRole first-instance court for minor offences ⓘ
screening court for more serious criminal matters ⓘ
hearsCasesWith magistrates ⓘ
jurisdiction Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Bermuda
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Hamilton, Bermuda ⓘ
oversees enforcement of minor criminal penalties ⓘ
granting of certain protection orders ⓘ
partOf courts of Bermuda ⓘ
surface form: Judiciary of Bermuda

court system of Bermuda ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction summary jurisdiction ⓘ
website https://www.gov.bm/magistrates-court ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Supreme Court of Bermuda → supervisoryJurisdictionOver → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
courts of Bermuda → hasComponent → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
courts of Bermuda → trialCourt → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
courts of Bermuda → appealFrom → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
criminal division → hearsAppealsFrom → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
subject surface form: Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Bermuda
this entity surface form: Magistrates' Court of Bermuda
Magistrates’ Court Act 1948 → enforcedIn → Magistrates’ Court of Bermuda ⓘ
this entity surface form: magistrates’ courts of Bermuda