Template:Legal system/The Courts
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- Royal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Magistrate's Court
- Youth Court [1]
- Petty Debts Court [2]
- Assize d'Heritage
- Parish Hall inquiries
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- ↑ The Youth Court, formerly known as the Juvenile Court, deals with criminal cases involving offenders under the age of 18. The court, which was established in 1994, comprises a Magistrate and two members of a panel known as the Youth Court Panel, one of whom must be a woman. While the Youth Court has a variety of sentencing options in dealing with young offenders and to discourage offending, no person under the age of 21 years can be sentenced to a term of imprisonment
- ↑ The Petty Debts Court adjudicates on civil claims and was first established in 1853. It is presided over by a single Judge (Magistrate) and currently deals with claims which do not exceed £10,000. Since 2004 the Petty Debts Court has also operated so that small claims can be resolved by mediation
