Guernsey courts

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Guernsey courts are the judicial bodies of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, responsible for administering justice in both civil and criminal matters within this Channel Island jurisdiction.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court system ⓘ
judicial system ⓘ
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
appliesLawOf Guernsey law ⓘ
basedOn Norman customary law traditions ⓘ
cooperatesWith courts of Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Jersey

courts of other Crown Dependencies ⓘ
courts of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country Bailiwick of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey
ensures administration of justice in Guernsey ⓘ
handles administrative law matters ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
family law cases ⓘ
probate matters ⓘ
hasPart Court of Alderney ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Guernsey ⓘ
Court of Chief Pleas of Sark ⓘ
linked to: Chief Pleas of Sark

Ecclesiastical Court of Guernsey ⓘ
Family Court of Guernsey ⓘ
Juvenile Court of Guernsey ⓘ
Magistrate's Court of Guernsey ⓘ
Petty Debts Court of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts

Royal Court of Guernsey ⓘ
Sark Court ⓘ
highestCourt Royal Court of Guernsey ⓘ
historicalLanguageOfProceedings French ⓘ
independentFrom United Kingdom courts ⓘ
jurisdiction Bailiwick of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey
keyOfficial Bailiff of Guernsey ⓘ
Deputy Bailiff of Guernsey ⓘ
Jurats of Guernsey ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Channel Islands ⓘ
overseenBy Bailiff of Guernsey ⓘ
partOf legal system of Guernsey ⓘ
provides right of appeal ⓘ
recognises Magistrate's Court as lower criminal court ⓘ
Royal Court as principal trial court ⓘ
responsibleFor application of customary law in Guernsey ⓘ
interpretation of Guernsey legislation ⓘ
subjectTo Crown in right of Guernsey ⓘ
uses jurats as lay judges ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guernsey Legal French → usedBy → Guernsey courts ⓘ
Guernsey courts → hasPart → Petty Debts Court of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Bailiff of Guernsey → category → Judiciary of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Channel Islands judiciaries → hasPart → Judiciary of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Court of Appeal of Guernsey → partOf → courts of the Bailiwick of Guernsey ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Deputy Sheriff of Guernsey → partOf → Guernsey judiciary ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Seigneurs of Guernsey fiefs → recordedIn → Guernsey Royal Court records ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts
Greffier of the Royal Court of Guernsey → partOf → Guernsey court system ⓘ
linked to: Guernsey courts