Civil Division
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The Civil Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales that hears appeals in civil cases from the High Court, county courts, and certain tribunals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Division canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953087 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Division Context triple: [Court of Appeal of England and Wales, hasDivision, Civil Division]
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A.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles non-criminal legal disputes such as contracts, property, and personal injury cases.
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B.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the British honours system within the Order of the British Empire that recognizes civilian contributions and public service.
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C.
civil law division
The civil law division is a branch of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands responsible for handling cases involving private law disputes such as contracts, property, and family law.
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D.
Civil Chamber
The Civil Chamber is a division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level civil and commercial law disputes and unifying related jurisprudence nationwide.
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E.
Civil Litigation Division
The Civil Litigation Division is a unit within the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia responsible for representing the District and its agencies in a wide range of civil lawsuits and legal disputes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Division Target entity description: The Civil Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales that hears appeals in civil cases from the High Court, county courts, and certain tribunals.
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A.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the Superior Court of Guam that handles non-criminal legal disputes such as contracts, property, and personal injury cases.
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B.
Civil Division
The Civil Division is a branch of the British honours system within the Order of the British Empire that recognizes civilian contributions and public service.
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C.
civil law division
The civil law division is a branch of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands responsible for handling cases involving private law disputes such as contracts, property, and family law.
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D.
Civil Chamber
The Civil Chamber is a division of the Supreme Court of Colombia responsible for adjudicating high-level civil and commercial law disputes and unifying related jurisprudence nationwide.
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E.
Civil Litigation Division
The Civil Litigation Division is a unit within the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia responsible for representing the District and its agencies in a wide range of civil lawsuits and legal disputes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
court division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Civil Division of the CA ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Civil Division
ⓘ
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| canGrant |
injunctions
ⓘ
permission to appeal ⓘ stays of execution ⓘ |
| canOrder |
new trial
ⓘ
setting aside of lower court orders ⓘ variation of lower court orders ⓘ |
| canSitWith |
Lady Justices of Appeal
ⓘ
Lord Justices of Appeal ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Justice of Appeal
Master of the Rolls ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedAsPartOf | Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ |
| finalAppealTo | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Senior Courts Act 1981 ⓘ |
| handles |
appeals in commercial law
ⓘ
appeals in contract law ⓘ appeals in family law ⓘ appeals in judicial review cases ⓘ appeals in public law ⓘ appeals in tort law ⓘ |
| headedBy |
Master of the Rolls
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Denning
|
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Employment Appeal Tribunal in certain cases
ⓘ
Family Court of England and Wales ⓘ High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ Upper Tribunal in certain cases ⓘ certain tribunals in England and Wales ⓘ county courts of England and Wales ⓘ
linked to:
County courts of England and Wales
|
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| legalArea | civil law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
Royal Courts of Justice, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Courts of Justice
|
| mayReview | findings of fact in limited circumstances ⓘ |
| maySitAs | single judge for certain applications ⓘ |
| parentCourt | Senior Courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ |
| reviews |
decisions of lower civil courts
ⓘ
points of law ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Civil Procedure Rules
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Procedure Rules (for some matters)
|
| typicalPanelSize | three judges ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civil Division Description of subject: The Civil Division is the branch of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales that hears appeals in civil cases from the High Court, county courts, and certain tribunals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Civil Division