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Evidence & Procedure
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Senior Courts Act 1981

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The Senior Courts Act 1981 (formerly Supreme Court Act 1981) establishes the constitution, jurisdiction, and powers of the Senior Courts of England and Wales — the Court of Appeal, High Court, and Crown Court.

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  • Establishes the Court of Appeal (Civil and Criminal Divisions), High Court (Queen's/King's Bench, Chancery, Family), and Crown Court
  • High Court has unlimited civil jurisdiction
  • Crown Court has exclusive jurisdiction over trial on indictment
  • Judicial review remedies — mandatory, prohibiting, and quashing orders (s.31)
  • Injunction and declaration powers
  • Norwich Pharmacal orders — disclosure of wrongdoer's identity (derived from case law, facilitated by Act)

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Hanes diwygiadau

2005 — Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Renamed from Supreme Court Act 1981 to Senior Courts Act 1981 following creation of the UK Supreme Court.