King's Bench Division
The King's Bench Division (or Queen's Bench Division when the monarch is female) of the High Court of Justice deals with a wide range of common law cases and has supervisory responsibility over certain lower courts.
| King's Bench Division | |
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| Established | 1 November 1875 |
| Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Location | Rolls Building, City of London, London |
| Appeals to | Court of Appeal (civil matters) Supreme Court (criminal matter) |
| Appeals from | Crown Court Magistrates' courts |
| President | |
| Currently | Victoria Sharp |
| Since | 23 June 2019 |
| Vice-President | |
| Currently | James Dingemans |
| Since | 5 February 2020 |
| Senior Master and King's Remembrancer | |
| Currently | Jeremy Cook |
| Since | 18 September 2023 |
| This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales |
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It hears appeals on points of law from magistrates' courts and from the Crown Court. These are known as appeals by way of case stated, since the questions of law are considered solely on the basis of the facts found and stated by the authority under review.
Specialised courts of the King's Bench Division include the Administrative Court, Technology and Construction Court, Commercial Court, and the Admiralty Court. The specialised judges and procedures of these courts are tailored to their type of business, but they are not essentially different from any other court of the King's Bench Division.
Appeals from the High Court in civil matters are made to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division); in criminal matters appeal from the Divisional Court is made only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.