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County Court

a local court in England and Wales, presided over by a circuit judge. They hear major civil cases, fast-track cases and handle bankruptcy and the winding-up of companies. Divorce and family cases are handled there.

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V, [section]5, gives the legislature the "exclusive authority to provide for the manner of appeals from the county court to the circuit court." (5) Article V, [section]5(b), provides that the "circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction not vested in the county courts, and jurisdiction of appeals when provided by general law." (6) The same section also provides that circuit courts shall have the power to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition, habeas corpus, and "all writs necessary or proper to complete exercise of their jurisdiction." (7)

Navigating the Differences in Circuit Court Appellate Jurisdiction for Nonfinal Orders

The judge was asked if the court system had any opinion about raising the jurisdictional amount for the county courts. He replied: "We recognize that's strictly within the purview of the Legislature to make that change and we have no position."

Legislation would increase county court civil threshold

COUNCIL leaders have offered to host court hearings following the closure of Morpeth County Court in a bid to prevent delays.

Silence in courts as plan is made to ease delays

HM Courts and Tribunals Service said last year that Halifax (Calderdale) Magistrates' and Family Court in Harrison Road and Halifax County Court and Family Centre in Prescott Street - both grade II listed buildings - were outdated and no longer fit for purpose.

Halifax courts to close after consultation ruling

Last year the number of courts in England and Wales was slashed from 530 to 388 - including Rugby Magistrates Court and County Court, and Stratford County Court - to save pounds 42million a year.

CITY CROWN COURT 'GOING PART?TIME' Criminal cases to be heard for just two weeks each month from September

The average time for delays across Wales and England is 55 weeks, but it is 87 at Rhyl County Court, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures published for the first time.

Shocking delay over care cases

After a lengthy public consultation over which courts should go, Ministers have decided only two Welsh courts on the threatened list would survive - Abergavenny Magistrates' Court and the County Court in Llangefni.

'Wales is going to lose a quarter of all our country's courts. This makes a complete mockery of the whole notion of local justice' MPS' FURY AS GOVERNMENT CLOSES 16 COURTS IN WALES

An axe is hanging over Knowsley magistrates' court, in Huyton, Southport magistrates' and county courts and Runcorn county court.

Fury over Mersey axe plan on courts

Since the building closed in August 2007, crown court cases have been heard in Cardiff, county courts in Pontypridd and magistrates' court cases were transferred to Aberdare and Pontypridd.

New courts almost ready

Last month, Senior District Judge John Bailey retired from the bench after more than 22 years sitting in the county courts.

Judge joins

"Lenders have returned to the county courts to pursue people who have not repaid, reversing a trend.