judiciary of England and Wales

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branch of government judiciary

The judiciary of England and Wales is the independent system of judges and courts responsible for interpreting and applying the law, ensuring justice, and upholding the rule of law within England and Wales.

Aliases (3)

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of government → judiciary →
appliesLawOf	England and Wales →
appointmentsAdvisedBy	Judicial Appointments Commission →
appointmentsFormallyMadeBy	monarch of the United Kingdom →
appointmentsRecommendedBy	Lord Chancellor →
basedOn	common law → equity → statute law →
country	England → Wales →
distinctFrom	judiciary of Northern Ireland → judiciary of Scotland →
hasDisciplinaryBody	Judicial Conduct Investigations Office →
hasJudgeType	Circuit judge → Deputy High Court judge → Deputy district judge → District judge → High Court judge → Lord Justice of Appeal → Magistrate → Recorder → Tribunal judge →
hasJurisdictionOver	England → Wales →
hasOffice	Chancellor of the High Court → Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales → Master of the Rolls → President of the Family Division → President of the King’s Bench Division → Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales →
hasPrinciple	fair trial → judicial independence → open justice → rule of law →
hasRepresentativeBody	Judges’ Council of England and Wales →
hasTrainingBody	Judicial College (England and Wales) →
headedBy	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales →
languageOfProceedings	English →
overseesCourt	Administrative Court → Business and Property Courts of England and Wales → Chancery Division of the High Court → Commercial Court of England and Wales → County Court → Court of Appeal of England and Wales → Crown Court → Family Court of England and Wales → Family Division of the High Court → High Court of Justice of England and Wales → King’s Bench Division of the High Court → Magistrates’ courts of England and Wales → Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → Technology and Construction Court →
partOf	constitution of the United Kingdom → legal system of England and Wales →
primaryFunction	adjudication of disputes → application of law → interpretation of law → protection of individual rights → upholding the rule of law →
regulatedBy	Constitutional Reform Act 2005 → Courts Act 2003 → Senior Courts Act 1981 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ("Judiciary of England and Wales") → Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ("Courts of England and Wales") →	headOf
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service → Ministry of Justice →	worksWith
Dame Justice ("Judiciary of England and Wales") →	governingBody
Acts of Senedd Cymru ("courts of England and Wales") →	interpretedBy
Magistrates' courts of England and Wales ("Courts of England and Wales") →	partOf
Judicial Appointments Commission ("courts of England and Wales") →	selectionScope
Judicial Office for England and Wales →	supports