High Court

High Court meaning

The High Court is the third and last court of appeal in the United Kingdom. It hears appeals of judgements issued in subordinate courts on civil lawsuits and other related matters. While its headquarters are in London at the Royal Courts of Justice, the High Court has district registries located throughout England and Wales. These registries are authorised to issue and hear practically all High Court actions.

The High Court has the authority to exercise supervisory jurisdiction over all subordinate courts and tribunals, with a few legislative exceptions. High Court is responsible for hearing all high-value and high-importance civil law (non-criminal) matters during the first phase of the proceedings. The High Court is a civil court that is divided into the following three sections:

i) Queen's Bench (which can be known as King's Bench Division if a King is assuming the throne) is concerned with civil disputes for the recovery of money, including breach of contract, personal injuries, and libel/slander;

(ii) Family is concerned with matrimonial matters and proceedings relating to children, such as wardship; and

(iii) Chancery is concerned with property matters, including fraud and bankruptcy.

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