High Court of Barbados
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The High Court of Barbados is a superior court of record that primarily handles serious civil and criminal matters within the Barbadian judicial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court of Barbados canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
superior court of record ⓘ |
| above | Magistrates’ Courts of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| below |
Caribbean Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canIssue |
declarations
ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ prerogative writs ⓘ |
| country | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
High Court judges
ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ registrar of the High Court ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
Constitution of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature Act of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
court of original jurisdiction in major civil cases
ⓘ
trial court of first instance for serious offences ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of Barbados ⓘ |
| handles |
commercial disputes
ⓘ
constitutional matters ⓘ family law cases ⓘ serious civil matters ⓘ serious criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
administration of estates
ⓘ
adoption matters ⓘ divorce proceedings ⓘ probate matters ⓘ serious indictable offences ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil Division of the High Court of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Criminal Division of the High Court of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ Family Division of the High Court of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | Magistrates’ Courts of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bridgetown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ Parish of Saint Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Courts of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle |
Judge of the High Court
ⓘ
Justice of the High Court ⓘ |
| records | proceedings as a court of record ⓘ |
| regionServed | Caribbean state of Barbados ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitutional review by higher courts ⓘ |
| type | superior court ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.