Queen’s Bench

Queen’s Bench
(also the Queen’s Bench Division)
one of the three divisions of the High Court of Justice in Wales. When a king is ruling it is called the King’s Bench (Division). Its head was formerly the king or queen, but today it is the Lord Chief Justice. It deals mainly with civil cases, e.g. ones in which money is claimed because of loss or damage, but it may also deal with appeals in criminal cases.

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