High Court of Fiji

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The High Court of Fiji is a superior court in Fiji’s judicial system that handles serious civil and criminal cases and serves as an appellate court for lower courts.

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Label Occurrences
High Court of Fiji canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf superior court
advisedBy Judicial Services Commission of Fiji NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of Fiji NERFINISHED
canBeAppealedTo Court of Appeal of Fiji NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Fiji NERFINISHED
canIssue declarations
injunctions
writs
country Fiji NERFINISHED
establishedUnder Constitution of Fiji NERFINISHED
follows adversarial system
handles indictable offences
serious civil claims above lower court limits
hasDivision civil division
constitutional and human rights division NERFINISHED
criminal division
family division
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from magistrates’ courts in Fiji
constitutional matters in Fiji
judicial review of administrative action in Fiji
serious civil cases in Fiji
serious criminal cases in Fiji
hasPower to award substantial civil damages
to impose long-term imprisonment
hasRegistry Labasa NERFINISHED
Lautoka NERFINISHED
Suva NERFINISHED
headedBy Chief Justice of Fiji
hearsAppealsFrom Magistrates’ Court of Fiji NERFINISHED
interprets Constitution of Fiji NERFINISHED
laws of Fiji
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law
locatedInJurisdiction Republic of Fiji NERFINISHED
oversees Magistrates’ Court of Fiji NERFINISHED
partOf Court system of Fiji NERFINISHED
Judiciary of Fiji NERFINISHED
regionServed all divisions of Fiji
relatedTo Court of Appeal of Fiji NERFINISHED
Magistrates’ Court of Fiji NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Fiji NERFINISHED
role appellate court for lower courts
trial court of first instance for serious matters
seat Suva NERFINISHED
subjectTo Constitutional supremacy of Fiji NERFINISHED
typeOfCourt superior court of general jurisdiction

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Referenced by (2)

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Supreme Court of Fiji hearsAppealsFrom High Court of Fiji
Supreme Court of Fiji relatedBody High Court of Fiji