High Court of Justice of England and Wales

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The High Court of Justice of England and Wales is a senior court of record that primarily handles high-value and complex civil cases, as well as important judicial review and appellate matters within the English and Welsh legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
superior court of record
alsoKnownAs High Court of Justice of England and Wales
surface form: High Court

High Court of Justice of England and Wales
surface form: High Court of Justice
appealsTo Court of Appeal of England and Wales
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
country United Kingdom
establishedBy Judicature Acts
surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
governingLaw Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Senior Courts Act 1981
hasBuilding Royal Courts of Justice
hasCircuitCentre Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Law Courts of Cardiff
surface form: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre

Leeds Combined Court Centre
Civil Justice Centre, Manchester
surface form: Manchester Civil Justice Centre
hasDivision Chancery Division of the High Court
surface form: Chancery Division

Family Division of the High Court
surface form: Family Division

King’s Bench
surface form: King's Bench Division
hasJurisdiction appeals from County Court
appeals from certain tribunals
complex civil litigation
high-value civil cases
judicial review
serious criminal cases on appeal or judicial review
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/the-justice-system/court-structure/high-court/
headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
hierarchyPosition above County Court
below Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
inception 1875
languageOfWork English
legalSystem English law
Welsh law
locatedIn City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: London

Strand, London
location Royal Courts of Justice
numberOfJudges over 100 High Court judges
partOf Senior Courts of England and Wales
presidentOfDivision Chancellor of the High Court
President of the Family Division
President of the King’s Bench Division
surface form: President of the King's Bench Division
replaced Admiralty courts
surface form: Admiralty Court

Court of Common Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Court of Probate
Court of King’s Bench
surface form: Court of Queen's Bench

Family Division of the High Court
surface form: Divorce Court

Court of Chancery
surface form: High Court of Chancery

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William Field (judge) employer High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice of England
Sir Joseph Cantley employer High Court of Justice of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Rutland associatedWith High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Civil Procedure Rules (for some matters) appliesInCourt High Court of Justice of England and Wales
subject surface form: Civil Procedure Rules
Common Bench mergedInto High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice
Court of Queen's Bench replacedBy High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice
Court of Queen's Bench mergedInto High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice
Court of Pleas at Durham replacedBy High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice
London Court of Bankruptcy replacedBy High Court of Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice