Two divisions of the HighCourt of South Africa are called the KwaZulu Natal HighCourt . The KwaZulu Natal HighCourt, Pietermaritzburg formerly the Natal Provincial Division has jurisdiction over the whole province of KwaZulu Natal . The KwaZulu Natal HighCourt, Durban formerly the Durban and Coast Local Division has concurrent jurisdiction over the coastal districts of the province including the city of Durban. The Durban HighCourt was the location of the Schabir Shaik trial . When the Superior Courts Bill is passed by Parliament of South Africa Parliament , these two courts will be merged to form two seats of a single KwaZulu Natal HighCourt. Superior Courts of South Africa Category KwaZulu Natal Category High Courts of South Africa SouthAfrica law stub ... more details
Infobox HighCourtcourt name Rajasthan HighCourt image imagesize caption established 1949 country Rajasthan ... Mishra termstart November 2010 termend The Rajasthan HighCourt is the High Courts of India High ... HighCourt Ordinance, 1949 . The seat of the court is at Jodhpur . The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 40. Image JODHPUR 1960.jpg thumb right 300px View of the Rajasthan HighCourt, Sardar museum in Umaid Park and upper right is Jodhpur fort in 1960. The HighCourt of Rajasthan was founded ... HighCourt is Arun Kumar Mishra . He assumed the charge on 26 November 2010. ref http hcraj.nic.in Rajasthan HighCourt official website accessdate 13 November 2011 ref Sitting Judges 1. Hon ble Shri Justice A.M. Sapre, Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 2. Hon ble Mr. Justice Dalip Singh Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 3. Hon ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Jain Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 4. Hon ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 5. Hon ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 6. Hon ble Mr. Justice Govind Mathur Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 7. Hon ble Mr. Justice Prem Shanker Asopa Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 8. Hon ble Mr. Justice Gopal Krishan Vyas Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 9. Hon ble Mr. Justice Raghvendra S. Chauhan Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 10. Hon ble Dr. Justice Vineet Kothari Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 11. Hon ble Mr. Justice Mohammad Rafiq Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 12. Hon ble Mr. Justice Raghuvendra Singh Rathore Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 13. Hon ble Mr. Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 14. Hon ble Mr. Justice Sangeet Raj Lodha Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 15. Hon ble Mr. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 16. Hon ble Mr. Justice C.M. Totla Rajasthan HighCourt, Jodhpur 17. Hon ble Mr. Justice Mahesh Bhagwati Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 18. Hon ble Dr. Justice Smt. Meena V. Gomber Rajasthan HighCourt, Jaipur 19. Hon ble Mr. Justice Kailash ... more details
File Lahorehighcourt.jpg thumb Lahore HighCourt in Punjab, Pakistan Unreferenced date October 2010 refimprove date October 2011 Infobox highcourtcourt name Lahore HighCourt image imagesize caption ... HighCourt chiefjudgetitle Chief Justice chiefjudgename Hon ble Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed termstart Dec. 01, 2004 termend Aug. 27, 2016 The Lahore HighCourt is based in Lahore , Punjab Pakistan Punjab , Pakistan . It was established as a highcourt on March 21, 1919. ref cite book ... HighCourt has jurisdiction over Punjab. The HighCourt s principal seat is in Lahore, but there are benches ... Image Lahore HighCourt 1880s.jpg thumb Lahore HighCourt in the 1880s Although there were predecessors to the Lahore HighCourt as early as 1850, the Court was not formally established until letters ... for a judge at sixty. The Government of India HighCourt Judges Order 1937 set the maximum number of judges for the Lahore HighCourt at fifteen, as well as establishing the system for their salaries ... HighCourt. The HighCourt Punjab Order of 1947 created a new HighCourt for East Punjab in India ... the power to establish a HighCourt for West Pakistan to replace the Lahore HighCourt the West Pakistan HighCourt was accordingly established in 1956. Judges from the Chief Court of Sind and the Judicial Commissioners Court at Peshawar became judges at the West Pakistan HighCourt. 1981 On January 1, 1981, it was ordered that the Lahore HighCourt would create benches at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi. The order also specified that the Lahore HighCourt judges could hold circuit court s anywhere in the province, with judges nominated by the Lahore HighCourt Chief Justice. The Provisional Constitutional Order of 1981 also afforded the Lahore HighCourt these three benches. The judges ... work Lahore HighCourt publisher Lahore HighCourt accessdate 28 March 2011 ref See also List of the Chief Justices of Lahore HighCourt Constitution of Pakistan Islamabad HighCourt Balochistan High ... more details
Jiangsu High People s Court is the high people s court , the highest judicial organ, of Jiangsu , China . It is located in Nanjing . The current President is Gong Pixiang . External links http www.jscourt.gov.cn cps site jsfy jiangsufayuan.htm Introduction to Jiangsu High People s Court at the Official Website of Jiangsu courts Category Chinese court system Category Jiangsu Category Nanjing zh ... more details
Infobox HighCourtcourt name HighCourt of Justiciary image HighCourt of Justiciary logo.svg imagesize ... chief ends if applicable The HighCourt of Justiciary is the Supreme Courts of Scotland supreme criminal justice criminal court of Scotland . The HighCourt is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal . As a court of first instance, the HighCourt sits mainly in Parliament House, Edinburgh .... ref cite web title Scottish Court Service HighCourt of Justiciary url http www.scotcourts.gov.uk justiciary index.asp publisher Scottish Court Service accessdate 2009 09 09 ref The HighCourt of Justiciary ... bombing trial , as the Scottish Court in the Netherlands . Judges The individuals who sit in the HighCourt often hold a seat simultaneously in Scotland s civil court system. The judges of the High ... of Session s Lord President of the Court of Session Lord President is also the HighCourt s Lord Justice ... to as Lords Commissioners of Justiciary in the context of the HighCourt, and Lords of Council ... as well as verdicts of guilty or not guilty . The HighCourt has jurisdiction over all crimes in Scotland unless restricted by statute. In practice, however, the HighCourt generally deals ... crimes. Appellate jurisdiction Image HighCourt of Justiciary.jpg thumb 230px left HighCourt of Justiciary Scots law Appeals may be made to the HighCourt of Justiciary sitting as the Court of Criminal Appeal from the lower courts in criminal cases. An appeal may also be made to the HighCourt if the HighCourt itself heard the case at first instance. Two judges sit to hear an appeal against ... the HighCourt s decision on appeal that can be made to or heard by the HighCourt . Appellants who ... have the authority to refer an appeal back to the HighCourt, if they determine that a miscarriage ... and the European Court. History and founding The HighCourt was founded in 1672, but its origins ... http www.scotcourts.gov.uk justiciary index.asp HighCourt of Justiciary HighCourt of Justiciary ... more details
The HighCourt of Balochistan is the highest judicial institution of Balochistan Pakistan Balochistan , Pakistan . The court is formally known as HighCourt of Balochistan. It is situated at the provincial capital Quetta .Currently qazi faiz esa is the chief justice of this court and till now he is the only judge working in this court as all the other judges working were sacked because they took oath under pco. By now, Mr. Justice Mustafa Mengal, Mrs. Justice Tahira Safdar, Mr. Justice Muhammad Noor Miskanzai and Mr. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail have taken oath in their office as additional adhoc Judges. Mir Ali Dost Bugti was the first judge of Balochistan. See also Pakistan Constitution of Pakistan Punjab Bar Council Prime Minister of Pakistan Foreign Minister of Pakistan Finance Minister of Pakistan Interior Minister of Pakistan Civil decorations of Pakistan Law Minister of Pakistan President of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Islamabad HighCourt Peshawar HighCourt Lahore HighCourt Sindh HighCourtCourt system of Pakistan References Reflist added above categories infobox footers by script assisted edit Category High Courts of Pakistan Category Court system of Balochistan, Pakistan Pakistan gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 refimprove date October 2011 Infobox highcourtcourt name Sindh HighCourt image imagesize caption established 1906 country Pakistan location Near Passport Office Saddar ... Sindh HighCourt chiefjudgetitle Chief Justice chiefjudgename Mr. Justice Mushir Alam termstart 14 02 2011 termend The HighCourt of Sindh is the highest judicial institution of Sindh ... it was increased to 15 and on separation of Sindh & Balochistan HighCourt s 12 Judges were allocated to the Sindh HighCourt and 3 Judges to Balochistan HighCourt . The present approved strength ... Court Bar Library. Before shifting Supreme Court of Pakistan Supreme Court Registry from HighCourt ... East side of the compound of the HighCourt was constructed at a cost of Rs. 4.4 Millions ... to be completed within a year or two. HighCourt of Sindh consists of a Chief Justice and 27 other Judges. A Judge of the HighCourt is appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the Governor of the Province and the Chief Justice of the HighCourt in which appointment is to be made. No person is appointed as a Judge of the HighCourt unless he is a citizen of Pakistan having forty years and has been an advocate of the HighCourt or has held a judicial ... of a District Judge in Pakistan. A Judge of a HighCourt holds office until he attains the age .... The principal seat of the HighCourt of Sindh is at Karachi with a Bench at Hyderabad, Sindh Hyderabad , Sukkur and Larkana The HighCourt may has more Benches at other places as the Governor on the advice of the Cabinet and in consultation with the Chief Justice of the HighCourt may ... Court of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Islamabad HighCourt Balochistan HighCourt Peshawar HighCourt Lahore HighCourtCourt system of Pakistan Advocate General of Sindh References Reflist External links Official http www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk Category Court system of Sindh Category High ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A High people s court or Higher people s court is the highest local court in the People s Republic of China and reports to the people s congresses at provincial level. According to the Organic Law of the People s Courts of the People s Republic of China , the high people s courts are responsible for issues at the provincial level. National matters are handled by the Supreme People s Court . The President of this court is appointed by the people s congresses at provincial level and the judges by the standing committees of the provincial people s congresses. PRC courts DEFAULTSORT High People s Court Category Chinese court system China stub de Oberes Volksgericht zh ... more details
HighCourt Enforcement Officers are authorised by the Lord Chancellor to execute HighCourt of Justice HighCourt writ s. They can seize and sell goods to cover the amount of a debt owed. ref name HMCS http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk courtfinder forms ex345.pdf ref They can also enforce and supervise the possession of property and the return of goods. ref name HMCS They replaced Sheriff s Officers in April 2004. Legislation relating the HighCourt Enforcement Officers includes the Sheriffs Act 1887 and the Courts Act 2003 . Unlike a County Court Bailiff , who is a civil servant, an HCEO is a private individual. In order to appoint and HCEO, a writ has to be obtained from the County Court, and be presented to the HighCourt. The debt must be over 600 and it cannot be one where judgement has been obtained for a debt owed under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 . References reflist External links http www.justice.gov.uk Ministry of Justice Website Court officers of the United Kingdom UK law stub Category Law enforcement occupations in the United Kingdom ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name Free State HighCourt, Bloemfontein native name native name of the court, if different image imagesize caption motto established year country Free State South African province ... the Orange River Colony , and a new HighCourt was established for the colony. ref cite journal first Henriette last Murray title Free State HighCourt, Bloemfontein A brief history journal Advocate ... of South Africa Constitution Supreme Court Act, 1959 appeals Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court of South Africa Constitutional Court terms length of court term for judges positions 14 website official website chiefjudgetitle Judge President chiefjudgename Hendrick Musi termstart 1999 The Free State HighCourt, Bloemfontein previously the Orange Free State Provincial Division , and commonly known as the Bloemfontein HighCourt is the High Courts of South Africa HighCourt with jurisdiction over the Free State South African province Free State province of South Africa. History A HighCourt of Justice consisting of three judges was established as the superior court of the independent Orange Free State in 1875. This court ceased ... When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910 this court became the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa . In 1997, on the adoption of the current Constitution of South Africa , it became a division of the HighCourt of South Africa . In 2009 it was given its current name by the Renaming of High Courts Act . References Reflist External links http www.saflii.org za cases ZAFSHC Decisions of the Free State HighCourt http law.ufs.ac.za content.aspx?id 43 Free State HighCourt at the University of the Free State website Superior Courts of South Africa Category High Courts of South Africa Category Government of the Free State South African province HighCourt Category Bloemfontein SouthAfrica law stub ... more details
The HighCourt of Justice in Ireland was the Court created by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act Ireland 1877 ref 40 & 41 Vict. c.57 ref to replace the existing court structure in Ireland . It mirrored ... created a Supreme Court of Judicature, consisting of a HighCourt of Justice and a Irish Court of Appeal Court of Appeal . Establishment The HighCourt was created by the 1877 Act through the amalgamation of a number of courts. Most importantly, the three superior common law courts the Court of King s Bench Ireland Court of King s Bench , the Court of Common Pleas Ireland Court of Common Pleas , and the Court of Exchequer Ireland Court of Exchequer and the Court of Chancery Ireland Court of Chancery were merged into the new court. Also merged into it were the Courts of Landed Estates, Probate ... courts was reflected in the divisions created for the new HighCourt. This proved to be unnecessarily ... Chancellor of Ireland presided in the new Court of Appeal. The Master of the Rolls in Ireland and the Chancellor of the HighCourt History of the office Vice Chancellor moved to the Chancery Division ... 1920 s.38 ref It split the HighCourt into separate Courts for Northern and Southern Ireland judges ... was also split into separate Courts with a new overarching HighCourt of Appeal for Ireland the latter ... Following the establishment of the Irish Free State in December 1922, the HighCourt of Justice in Southern Ireland now the HighCourt of the Irish Free State remained in existence for two years, in accordance ... by the Courts of Justice Act 1924 , which replaced it with a new HighCourt Ireland HighCourt . With very few exceptions, the judges of the old HighCourt were forcibly retired on a generous ... Ireland Act 1978 , sch. 7 ref References reflist See also HighCourt Ireland Category Defunct courts ... of the superior common law courts with the equity court Chancery was that, for the first time ... and of the Court of Appeal. ref Delaney p. 95 ref Partition The Government of Ireland Act 1920 ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name Limpopo HighCourt, Thohoyandou native name native name of the court, if different image imagesize caption motto established 1979 country Venda , Limpopo , South Africa location Thohoyandou coordinates coord 22.968 30.457 type landmark region ZA LP display inline,title type President of South Africa Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission South Africa Judicial Service Commission authority Chp. 8 of the Constitution of South Africa Constitution Supreme Court Act, 1959 Venda appeals Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court of South Africa Constitutional Court terms length of court term ... chiefjudgename2 termstart2 The Limpopo HighCourt, Thohoyandou formerly the Venda Division and commonly known as the Thohoyandou HighCourt is one of the High Courts of South Africa . It sits at Thohoyandou ... In July 1979 a HighCourt was established to take over the jurisdiction of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa in the area of the Venda bantustan. In September of the same year Venda became nominally independent of South Africa, and the court became the Supreme Court of Venda, although decisions of the court could still be appealed to the Appellate Division of the South African court. When Venda was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994 the court continued to exist, and when the current Constitution of South Africa came into force it became one of the High ... HighCourt at Pretoria , which holds regular circuit court s at Polokwane , the provincial capital. The government intends to establish a Limpopo HighCourt at Polokwane to serve the whole province, and the Thohoyandou court will then become a local division subordinate to that court. External links http www.saflii.org za cases ZALMPHC Judgments of the Limpopo HighCourt Superior Courts of South Africa Category High Courts of South Africa Category Government of Limpopo HighCourt Category Thohoyandou ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name North West HighCourt, Mafikeng native name native name of the court, if different image imagesize caption motto established 1977 country Part of North West South African province North West , South Africa location Mafikeng coordinates coord 25.831 25.611 type landmark region ZA NW display inline,title type President of South Africa Presidential appointment on the advice ... The North West HighCourt, Mafikeng formerly the Bophuthatswana Division and commonly known as the Mafikeng HighCourt is one of the High Courts of South Africa . It sits at Mafikeng and has ... HighCourt, Pretoria . History In November 1977 a HighCourt was established at Mmabatho now a suburb of Mafikeng to take over the jurisdiction of the provincial divisions of the Supreme Court of South ... from South Africa and the HighCourt became the Supreme Court of Bophuthatswana. At first its decisions could be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa, but in 1982 a separate Appellate Division was established within the Bophuthatswana court. ref cite journal last1 Stander first1 John year 2010 month April title North West HighCourt, Mafikeng or what s in a name ... in 1997 the remaining General Division of the Supreme Court of Bophuthatswana became one of the High ... Reflist External links http www.saflii.org za cases ZANWHC Judgments of the North West HighCourt Superior Courts of South Africa Category High Courts of South Africa Category Government of North West South African province HighCourt Category Mafikeng ... of South Africa Constitution Supreme Court of Bophuthatswana Act, 1982 appeals Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court of South Africa Constitutional Court terms length of court term for judges positions 6 website official website chiefjudgetitle ... 2012 ref When Bophuthatswana was reincorporated in South Africa on 27 April 1994, the court remained ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name South Gauteng HighCourt, Johannesburg native name native name of the court, if different image Jo burg High Court.jpg imagesize caption The court building on Pritchard Street ... HighCourt, Johannesburg formerly the Witwatersrand Local Division and commonly known as the Johannesburg HighCourt is one of the High Courts of South Africa . It is located in central Johannesburg ... the Witwatersrand gold fields were visited by a circuit court subordinate to the HighCourt ... Colony new colony the Supreme Court of the Transvaal in Pretoria, and subordinate to it the HighCourt ... title More on the South Gauteng HighCourt journal Advocate volume 23 issue 1 pages 49 50 publisher ... concurrently with the North Gauteng HighCourt in Pretoria . References Reflist External links http www.saflii.org.za za cases ZAGPJHC Judgments of the South Gauteng HighCourt since 2009 http www.saflii.org.za ... authority Chp. 8 of the Constitution of South Africa Constitution Supreme Court Act, 1959 appeals Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court of South Africa Constitutional Court terms length of court term for judges positions website official website ... history of the North and South Gauteng High Courts journal Advocate volume 23 issue 1 pages 48 ..., of the Supreme Court of South Africa . At the commencement of the current Constitution of South Africa in 1997, the provincial and local divisions of the Supreme Court became High Courts. In 2009 the Witwatersrand Local Division was officially renamed to the South Gauteng HighCourt, Johannesburg . ref http www.justice.gov.za legislation acts 2008 030.pdf Renaming of High Courts Act 30 of 2008 . ref The Superior Courts Bill, currently before Parliament, proposes to transform the court into a local seat of a single Gauteng Division of a single HighCourt of South Africa. Jurisdiction The court has jurisdiction over all cases arising in the Magistrates Courts of South Africa magisterial ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name Calcutta HighCourt image Calcutta High Court.jpg imagesize 250px caption Calcutta HighCourt Building established 1862 country India location Kolkata , Port Blair coordinates ... termstart 2010 termend 2012 The Calcutta HighCourt lang bn is the oldest High Courts of India HighCourt in India . It was established as the HighCourt of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861 . It has jurisdiction over the Indian state state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The HighCourt building is an exact ... Haus burnt down, a blue print of Granville s Calcutta HighCourt had to be consulted before rebuilding .... History The Calcutta HighCourt opened with 13 puisne judges. The first Indian judge Sambhunath ... HighCourt is at Kolkata , List of Indian state and union territory capitals capital of West Bengal ... most judge at the Bombay HighCourt . Barnes Peacock Sir Barnes Peacock was the first Chief Justice of the HighCourt. He assumed the charge when the court was founded on 1 July 1862. Romesh ... 2007&ndash 16 November 2009 The Building The neo Gothic HighCourt building was constructed in 1872 ... quashed ref http economictimes.indiatimes.com news politics nation Calcutta HighCourt under Queen ... Calcutta HighCourt soon after its construction File Calcutta HighCourt 1860.jpg Calcutta HighCourt in 1866 File Calcutta HighCourt Centenary Building Kolkata 2011 12 18 0343.JPG Calcutta HighCourt Centenary Building. File Calcutta HighCourt New Multi storey Building Kolkata 2011 09 03 00472.jpg Calcutta HighCourt new multistory building. File High Court.jpg Calcutta HighCourt in a winter ... Calcutta HighCourt official website High courts of India Tourist attractions in Kolkata Kolkata topics ... HighCourt hi mr ta ... appeals Supreme Court of India terms Till 62 years of age positions 32 website http calcuttahighcourt.nic.in ... more details
Infobox highcourtcourt name Northern Cape HighCourt, Kimberley native name image imagesize caption motto established country Northern Cape , South Africa location Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley coordinates coord 28.7459 24.7681 type landmark region ZA NC display inline,title type President of South Africa Presidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission South Africa Judicial Service Commission authority Chp. 8 of the Constitution of South Africa Constitution Supreme Court Act, 1959 appeals Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court of South Africa Constitutional Court terms length of court term for judges positions 6 website official website chiefjudgetitle Judge President chiefjudgename Frans Kgomo termstart November 2001 The Northern Cape HighCourt, Kimberley formerly the Northern Cape Provincial Division and commonly the Kimberley HighCourt is one of the High Courts of South Africa . It is located in Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley and has general jurisdiction over the Northern Cape province, except for certain ... West HighCourt . History A Supreme Court was created for the British colony of Griqualand West by proclamation in 1871. In 1880 Griqualand West was annexed by the Cape Colony , and the court was subordinated to the Cape Supreme Court and became known as the HighCourt of Griqualand West ... last1 van Niekerk first1 Lizanne year 2010 month April title Northern Cape HighCourt, Kimberley ... a division of the HighCourt of South Africa . In 2003 its area of jurisdiction was adjusted to cover ... Reflist External links http www.saflii.org za cases ZANCHC Judgments of the Northern Cape HighCourt Superior Courts of South Africa Category High Courts of South Africa Category Government of the Northern Cape HighCourt Category Kimberley, Northern Cape ... Court of South Africa and remained subordinate to the Cape Provincial Division. In 1969 it became ... more details
Politics of Eritrea The HighCourt of Eritrea is the final court of appeal in Eritrea and the highest court in the Eritrean judicial hierarchy. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction. A panel of three judge s hears all original cases. However, when the HighCourt is serving final appeals, a panel of five judges hears the trial. In 2005, The HighCourt took an average of 2 months to decide if it would hear an appeal, and at year s end had a backlog of approximately 200 cases. ref cite web accessdate 2006 08 01 url http www.state.gov g drl rls hrrpt 2005 61568.htm title Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005 ref References references Category Eritrean law law stub Eritrea stub ... more details
Greenland HighCourt is the central court of Greenland , located in the capital of Nuuk . It exists alongside 18 other magistrates courts and has supreme authority, handling most major cases. ref name Dom cite web url http www.domstol.dk om otherlanguages english thedanishjudicialsystem greenland Pages default.aspx title The courts of Greenland publisher Domstol accessdate July 14, 2010 ref The magistrates courts hear lesser civil and criminal cases but under certain circumstances, the HighCourt may assume the hearing of a case if it is found to require special legal insight. ref name Dom If a decision made by a magistrates court is controversial it may be appealed in the highcourt. ref name Dom References Reflist Nuuk Category Nuuk Category Courts in Greenland Greenland stub ... more details
distinguish Courts of Northern Ireland HighCourt PoliticsRofI The HighCourt lang ga An Ard Ch irt of Republic ... and other public bodies. Structure The HighCourt is established by Article 34 of the Constitution ... approved by the President. There can be at most 32 ordinary HighCourt judges, however the president ... judges of the HighCourt. Cases are normally heard by one judge, but the President of the High ... Finnegan Irish jurist Joseph Finnegan as President of the HighCourt in December 2006, and was himself ... 1980 and 2005. Criminal cases The HighCourt is known as the Central Criminal Court lang ga An Phr omh ... Appeal, and the sentence can be appealed as well as the verdict. Civil cases The HighCourt is the court ..., however, theoretically a civil action of any value may commence in the HighCourt. The High ... Court which has exclusive jurisdiction in this area. The HighCourt further has exclusive jurisdiction in the area of bankruptcies. In contentious Probate matters and Family Law the HighCourt ... are heard solely by the HighCourt. The HighCourt has full jurisdiction in Admiralty and can exercise ... Practitioners Act and Solicitors Acts are to the HighCourt. Any non criminal judgment or order of the High ... Court save as provided for by statute. The HighCourt also hears civil and family law appeals ... is final and there is no right of further appeal. The HighCourt sits outside of Dublin to hear appeals from trials from circuits other than the Dublin Circuit and is known as the HighCourt on Circuit . Statutory Appeals on points of law can be made to the HighCourt from the District Court and various statutory bodies and consultative cases on a point of law can be stated to the HighCourt from ... HighCourt is the fourth court in Ireland to bear that name. The first HighCourt the High ... Ireland Court of Common Pleas were merged to form the HighCourt of Justice, although they remained as divisions of the new court. However, in Ireland, the divisions of the HighCourt other than the King ... more details
of Justice Infobox highcourtcourt name Punjab and Haryana HighCourt image imagesize caption established ... Image Chandigarh High Court.jpg thumb 250px Chandigarh HighCourt Punjab and Haryana HighCourt is a common HighCourt for both the States of Punjab India Punjab and Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh ... strenghth of this HighCourt is 68 judges consisting of Chief Justice, 36 Permanent Judges ... Justice working at HighCourt. There are 42 judges on the strength of the HighCourt. History of Punjab ...?trs history title HighCourt of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh publisher Highcourtchd.gov.in ... High Courts. In the year of 1899, the pay of the Chief Judge of the Chief Court was raised to Rs ... two years, Since, however, the Chief Court did not come within the category of the High ... HighCourt, would consist of a Chief Justice and as many other Judges as His Majesty thought fit ... of a HighCourt including the chief Justice and the Additional Judges would be twenty. The Act also ... High Courts by Letters Patent in any territory in British India and to confer on any HighCourt ... on any HighCourt existing at the commencement of that Act. The Letters Patent establishing the Lahore HighCourt was granted pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915. Lahore HighCourt The Crown had established at Lahore, the HighCourt of judicature ... by Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915. Thus, Lahore HighCourt came into existence ... into West Punjab Pakistan and East Punjab India . The HighCourt at Lahore being in Pakistan, ceased to have jurisdiction over Delhi and East Punjab. Thus, East Punjab HighCourt of judicature was established at Shimla on 15 August 1947 by the Governor General s HighCourt Punjab Order 1947 issued ... and some parts of present Himachal Pradesh. The East Punjab HighCourt was the successor and continuation of the HighCourt at Lahore. The East Punjab HighCourt started functioning in October, 1947 ... more details
otheruses refimprove date March 2011 Infobox HighCourtcourt name HighCourt of Justice image Royal ... website http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk infoabout rcj rcj.htm Royal Courts of Justice The HighCourt of Justice usually known simply as the HighCourt is, together with the Court of Appeal of England ... known as the HighCourt of England and Wales and abbreviated by EWHC . The HighCourt deals at court of first instance first instance with all high value and high importance cases, and also ... District Registries all across England and Wales and virtually all proceedings in the HighCourt may ... . The HighCourt has three main divisions the Queen s Bench Division , the Chancery Division and the Family ... in the HighCourt are held before a single judge, but certain kinds of proceedings, especially in the Queen ... extent, the HighCourt is bound by its own previous decisions. Appeal from the HighCourt in civil .... Divisions The HighCourt is organised into three divisions the Queen s Bench Division also known as the Divisional ... 03 13 ref HighCourt Judges also sit in the Crown Court , which is concerned with criminal cases, but High ... with one or more judges. Appeals from the HighCourt in civil matters are made to the Court of Appeal ... Reform Act 2005 to Chancellor of the HighCourt . The first Chancellor and the last Vice ... to give his severely disabled wife a lethal injection with her consent. The HighCourt Family ... Division , Nicholas Wall judge Sir Nicholas Wall . HighCourt Judges of the Family Division ... Causes and the HighCourt of Admiralty into the then Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High ... when the admiralty and probate courts were transferred to others. Judges main HighCourt judge The Justices of Her Majesty s HighCourt of Justice are informally known as HighCourt judges , and in judicial ... the prefix The Hon. . HighCourt Judges are sometimes referred to as red judges after the colour of their formal ... reason. HighCourt Judges are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of Judial Appointments ... more details
distinguish HighCourt of Tynwald Politics of the Isle of Man The HighCourt of Justice of the Isle of Man is governed by the HighCourt Act 1991. ref Statutes of the Isle of Man 1991 c.12 ref There are four permanent judges of the HighCourt the Deemster First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls the Deemster ... of the HighCourt and has responsibility for the distribution of the work of the HighCourt. The Judge ... otherwise consent, the quorum of the Appeal Division is at least two judges of the HighCourt. A Deemster ... Deemsters, who may be called upon to assist in the discharge of the business of the HighCourt. History The HighCourt of Justice of the Isle of Man came into existence on 1 January 1884. ref Isle of Man ... to the Staff of Government Division of the HighCourt in 1 December 1969. ref Criminal Appeal Act 1949 s.1 Statutes of the Isle of Man vol.XXI p.107 ref From 1991 the jurisdiction of the court in family matters was to be exercised by a new Family Division. ref HighCourt Act 1991 s.2 Statutes ... . With effect from 1 September 2009 the constitution of the HighCourt was changed. ref Administration ... Civil Procedure Rules 1998 . ref Rules of the HighCourt of Justice 2009 Statutory Document ... part of the HighCourt, but is administered as though it were part of the HighCourt. The Court ... External links http www.courts.im Isle of Man Courts DEFAULTSORT Isle Of Man HighCourt Category Government ..., Court of Exchequer, Court of the Staff of Government, Court of Common Law and Court of Admiralty ... courts relating to probate, administration of estates and matrimonial causes was vested in the HighCourt on 5 July 1884. ref Ecclesiastical Civil Judicature Transfer Act 1884 Statutes of the Isle of Man vol.V p.352 ref The court had no power to dissolve a marriage until 1938, when judicial divorce ... ceased to be a judge of the Court in 1921. ref Judicature Amendment Act 1921 s.3 Statutes of the Isle of Man vol.X p.245 ref The jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeal, which was set up ... more details
File Tokyo HighCourt Building02bs3200.jpg thumb 280px Tokyo HighCourt nihongo Tokyo HighCourt T ky K t Saibansho is a Supreme courthighcourt in Kasumigaseki , Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan . The Intellectual Property HighCourt Chiteki zaisan k t saiban sho is a special branch of Tokyo HighCourt. Japan has eight high courts Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sendai, Sapporo, and Takamatsu. Each court has jurisdiction over one of eight territories in the country. Each has a president and several highcourt judges. Typically three judges will sit to hear a case, though in some cases such as ones related to insurrection five judges will sit. ref http www.courts.go.jp english system system.html, Supreme Court Of Japan website ref Jurisdiction The HighCourt has the jurisdiction to hear appeals to judgments rendered by district courts in the first instance and family courts. This excludes cases under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Appeals to criminal cases go directly to high courts, but civil case appeals are first handles by district courts. The Tokyo HighCourt has exclusive original jurisdiction over cases that involve quasi judicial agencies, including the ability to rescind decisions in cases made by such agencies. ref http www.courts.go.jp english system system.html, Supreme Court Of Japan website ref Intellectual Property Court The Intellectual Property Court is a special branch of the Tokyo HighCourt. Established in April 2005, it handles only cases related to intellectual property. This includes appeals to civil cases relating to patent rights from district courts and trial decisions made by the Japan Patent Office. ref http www.courts.go.jp english system system.html, Supreme Court Of Japan website ref References Reflist See also Judicial system of Japan coord 35.675 N 139.753 E display title source dewiki Category Courts in Japan Category Chiyoda, Tokyo Category Government of Tokyo Category Buildings and structures in Tokyo ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 For the HighCourt of Justice, which was renamed in 1997, see Court of First Instance of Hong Kong Court of First Instance . div style float right width 23em Infobox HighCourtcourt name small The HighCourt of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic ... etc authority Hong Kong Basic Law appeals Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal terms length of court term for judges positions number of positions seats on court website http www.judiciary.gov.hk en index index.htm chiefjudgetitle Chief Judge of the HighCourt chiefjudgename Andrew ... thumb 250px Entrance of the HighCourt in Admiralty File HK HighCourt.JPG thumb HighCourt Building facade on Queensway, Hong Kong Queensway . The HighCourt zh c in Hong Kong consists of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance of Hong Kong Court of First ... the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Supreme Court before 1997. HighCourt Building The HighCourt ... as the home of the then Supreme Court Hong Kong Supreme Court of Hong Kong , which was renamed in 1997. It was named the Supreme Court Building, and the road leading to its main entrance is still named Supreme Court Road . The structure is a white clad tower and has a water fountain outside its front door. List of Judges The current judges of the HighCourt are ref http www.judiciary.gov.hk en organization judges.htm ref ref http www.info.gov.hk cml eng civil 15.htm ref Chief Judge of the HighCourt The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Cheung Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the HighCourt ... , JA The Hon Madam Justice Carlye Chu , JA The Hon Mr Justice Michael Lunn , JA Judges of the Court of First Instance of the HighCourt The Hon Mr Justice YAM The Hon Mrs Justice BOKHARY The Hon Mr ... commons Category HighCourt Building HighCourt Building http www.judiciary.gov.hk en crt services pphlt html hc.htm Hong Kong Judiciary website, HighCourt page Judiciary of Hong Kong Category Hong ... more details
, the HighCourt of Tanganyika whose jurisdiction was and still is territorially limited to Tanzania Mainland formerly Tanganyika was called the HighCourt of Tanzania and the HighCourt of Zanzibar retained its original name. It is essential to note that the HighCourt of Tanzania only has territorial jurisdiction over legal issues arising in Tanzania Mainland and the HighCourt of Zanzibar ... has one division of its HighCourt but is presently in the process of establishing a Commercial Division of the HighCourt of Zanzibar. The HighCourt of Zanzibar has a registry in Pemba and in Zanzibar, however, the registry in Pemba does not have a resident judge. The HighCourt of Tanzania has registries ... from the HighCourt of Tanzania and the HighCourt of Zanzibar. Divisions of the HighCourt of Tanzania ... of the HighCourt Registries Rules of 1984. The main objective of establishing this court was to ensure ... to deal with land cases to all judges of the HighCourt. History The HighCourt of Tanzania is recently ... to the HighCourt of Tanganyika and later Tanzania, which was established under article 17 1 of the Tanganyika order in council, 1920. The HighCourt is recently described as a superior ... but also as a Admiralty Courtcourt of admiralty it can adjudicate disputes arising in the high seas ..., the HighCourt of Tanzania is composed of the principal judge and not less than 30 other judges. Judges of the HighCourt as provided by the Constitution are appointed by the President of the United ... Justice in the administration of the Highcourt and courts which are subordinate to it. Provided ... power as a judge of the HighCourt, the principal judge is also empowered to perform all such duties ... by the head of the HighCourt. Assessors can be simply regarded as a panel of experts in determining an issue before the court. Assessors in the divisions of the HighCourt are selected from a list ... appeal a rule of customary law is in issue or relevant the HighCourt may refer any question ... more details
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