Small Claims Courts in the Philippines Going to court for a small sum of money has just become cheaper and faster with the establishment of small claims courts. A simple procedure makes it easy for everyone. According to former Court Administrator‚ now Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose P. Perez‚ 70% of cases before Metropolitan Trial Courts in Metro Manila are small claims (involving small amounts of money) and many of the litigants in these cases are poor. The same thing is true‚ if not more
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The California Court System California is home to one of the largest court systems in the United States. Filing nearly nine million cases in its lifetime‚ the system has served over 37 million people (Darling). The California system can be separated into three branches. The first branch is known as the Supreme Court of California‚ and they are the state’s highest court. They review cases involving judgments of death and misconduct among attorneys. They also have the power to review cases
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Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis CJA/374 October 28‚ 2013 Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis For many years‚ people have believed that the juvenile justice system was meant to serve as a way to protect the community. Juveniles who commit crimes are different from adults because many do not understand the complexity of the crime committed. In order to respond to these differences‚ many states have established a way to treat these adolescents through juvenile courts and
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE • The fear of cutting the umbilical cord ... the relevance of the Privy Council in Post Independent West Indian Nation States CCJ What are the fear of cutting the umbilical cord of the Privy Council Bahamas said consistently that they will not replace appeals from the Committee of the PC to the CCJ Constraint on access to justice are inherent in retaining the Judicial Committee as final court of appeal. Huge expense Visa requirement to enter
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Decades Old Battle of the Court Reporter vs. The Tape Recorder Allow me please to define court reporter: The court reporter is the person who uses a stenograph machine to take down every word in a proceeding. The machines have fewer keys than a standard keyboard‚ and several keys can be pressed simultaneously to represent certain sounds. The word “no‚” for example‚ is written “tpho‚” with all four keys hit at the same time. Tph is the “n.” The goal in court reporting school is to be
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Courts in UK Her Majesty’s Courts of Justice of England and Wales are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales; they apply the law of England and Wales and are established under Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system‚ Scotland another‚ and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule; for example in immigration law‚ the
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The structure of state and federal court systems are similar. The main difference is federal courts hear cases only involving federal laws or the constitution. The structure of Texas court system is said to be complicated. I will break down the structure of the Texas court system and the federal court system. I will show similarities in the courts of the state vs the federal court. State vs Federal Court System Structure Most courts have the same agenda only one focuses on state issues and one
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The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that doctors can be sued for medical negligence in consumer courts set up under India’s consumer protection act of 1986. The landmark judgment‚ delivered last week‚ caps the nine year old controversy over whether doctors providing medical services to patients on payment of fees can be held liable under this act. Responding to appeals by doctors against earlier judgments by state high courts‚ the Supreme Court ruled that patients aggrieved by deficiencies in medical
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they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most important role of Federal Courts. Many of people go to the Federal Courts to fight for their rights‚ and the Federal Courts has the ability to help them. All federal court judges are nominated by the President
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE Crown Court was established on 1 January 1972 by Courts Act 1971 to replace the Assize Courts and quarter sessions. Court of England and Wales Crown is‚ with the High Court and Court of Appeal‚ one aspect of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the superior court of first instance in criminal cases; However‚ for some purposes Crown Court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional courts. Crown Court performs four main types of activity:
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