Crown Court of England and Wales

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court of record criminal court superior court of record trial court

The Crown Court of England and Wales is a senior criminal court that handles serious offences, jury trials, and appeals from magistrates’ courts across England and Wales.

Aliases (2)

Crown Court ×5
Old Bailey ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of record → criminal court → superior court of record → trial court →
administeredBy	HM Courts and Tribunals Service →
appealTo	Court of Appeal of England and Wales →
cameIntoOperationOn	1972-01-01 →
country	England → Wales →
createdBy	Courts Act 1971 →
dateEstablished	1972 →
handles	appeals from magistrates’ courts → cases for sentence from magistrates’ courts → either-way offences sent for trial → indictable-only offences → sentencing for cases committed from magistrates’ courts → serious criminal offences →
hasFeature	jury trials for serious offences → trial by judge and jury →
hasSeat	Central Criminal Court → Crown Court at Birmingham → Crown Court at Bristol → Crown Court at Cardiff → Crown Court at Leeds → Crown Court at Leicester → Crown Court at Liverpool → Crown Court at Manchester → Crown Court at Mold → Crown Court at Newcastle upon Tyne → Crown Court at Nottingham → Crown Court at Sheffield → Crown Court at Swansea → Crown Court at the Royal Courts of Justice →
headOfJudiciary	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales →
hears	certain appeals in licensing matters → confiscation proceedings → proceeds of crime applications →
higherCourtFor	magistrates’ courts of England and Wales →
jurisdiction	England and Wales →
language	English →
legalSystem	English law → law of England and Wales →
location	Royal Courts of Justice, London →
partOf	Senior Courts of England and Wales →
presidingOfficer	High Court judge → circuit judge → recorder →
replaced	assize courts → courts of quarter sessions →
ultimateAppealTo	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lincoln Crown Court → Teesside Crown Court →	partOf
Magistrates' courts of England and Wales ("Crown Court") →	appealTo
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales →	hasAuthorityOver
English law →	hasCourtSystem
R v Thorpe and Others (1979) ("Crown Court") →	hasCourtType
City of London ("Old Bailey") →	hasInstitution
Court of Appeal of England and Wales ("Crown Court") →	hearsAppealsFrom
courts of the United Kingdom ("Crown Court") →	includesCourt
judiciary of England and Wales ("Crown Court") →	overseesCourt