Deals with civil proceedings [divorce and family, small claims, personal injury etc]
County Court
Deals with serious ‘Indictable Only’ cases, trials and where Magistrates sentencing powers are insufficient (see Committal above).Case is heard before a Judge and Jury (where appropriate)
Crown Court
To ask questions of witnesses on the opposite side to discredit their evidenceverdict and before Sentencing, to enable a more appropriate sentence to be awarded
Cross Examine
Crown Prosecution Service is the government department, which conducts Prosecutions in the majority of cases in the Magistrate and Crown courts
CPS
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B  C-Con  Cou-CPS D  E  L  M  O  P  R  S  T V   
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Glossary of Common Legal Terms
West Hertfordshire Magistrates
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