Crime and punishment
Whether you’re summoned to the police station or arrested and charged, your case starts in the Magistrates Court unless you’re in Scotland, in which case the court system is different....
Youth courts
The Youth Court deals with young people between the ages of 10 to 17 who have committed criminal offences under the UK Law. Children under 10 aren’t old enough to...
The civil courts
If you want to make a case against someone and you want to claim compensation for poor Garage work on your car or for personal injury, as an example it...
The criminal courts
If the police arrest and then charge you with committing a criminal offence in England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a Government department, decides whether you should be...