Read about the UK Judiciary, i.e. the structure of the UK court system, and fill in the gaps with the missing words. Write only one word in each gap.

The Judiciary

The Lord Chancellor is head of the (1 p.) in England and Wales. His responsibilities include court procedure and, through the Court Service, the administration of the higher courts and many (1 p.) in England and Wales. He recommends all judicial appointments to the Crown - other than the highest, which are recommended by the Prime Minister - and appoints magistrates.

Summary or less serious offences, which make up the vast majority of criminal cases, are tried in England and Wales by unpaid (1 p.) magistrates - justices of the peace (JPs), although in areas with a heavy workload there are a number of full-time, stipendiary magistrates. More serious offences are tried by the Crown Court, presided over by a judge sitting with a (1 p.) of citizens.

Appeals from the magistrates' courts go before the Crown Court or the High Court. Appeals from the Crown Court are made to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). The United Kingdom (1 p.) Court is the final court of appeal in civil matters for the whole of the UK, and in criminal matters everywhere except Scotland.
Magistrates' courts have limited civil jurisdiction. The cases are normally tried by judges (1 p.) alone. The High Court cover civil cases and some criminal cases, and also deal with the appeals. Appeals from the High Court are (1 p.) in the Court of Appeal, and may go on to the Supreme Court.

Magistrates’ Courts also hear some of the more straightforward civil cases. However, County Courts deal with the majority of civil cases, apart from the most complicated and the most simple. The High Court most often hears appealed cases from the County Court, as well as providing the first hearings for more complex cases. It (1 p.) of three divisions, with a case being heard in one of these: the Chancery Division, the Family Division and the Queen’s Bench Division. The Chancery Division covers all aspects of commercial law, including business disputes, commercial fraud, land, bankruptcy, intellectual property and patents. The Family Division deals with all matrimonial matters, such as adoption, (1 p.) of children, separation and uncontested probate matters. The Queen’s Bench Division is the most complex and consists of five separate courts which cover a range of matters from shipping to technology and construction disputes. Cases can be (1 p.) from the High Court to the civil division of the Court of Appeal.
The UK Supreme Court was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and started work in October 2009. It took over the judicial functions from the House of (1 p.) . Cases are heard by between five and nine judges, depending on the circumstances, and the judges are known as Justices (previously Law Lords).