Staff of Government Division

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The Staff of Government Division is the appellate court of the Isle of Man, responsible for hearing appeals from lower courts within the Manx judicial system.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court division
alsoKnownAs Appeal Division of the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man
appealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
associatedWith High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man
composition Deemsters
Judge of Appeal
country Isle of Man
courtSystemLevel intermediate appellate level below the Privy Council
function may affirm, vary, or reverse decisions of lower courts
may order new trials
reviews decisions of trial courts for error of law
governingLaw Manx common law
Manx statute law
hasOfficialStatus superior court of record in the Isle of Man
headedBy Judge of Appeal
hearsAppealsFrom High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man
lower courts of the Isle of Man
higherCourt Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
jurisdiction Isle of Man
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Manx legal system
legalTradition common law
location Douglas, Isle of Man
partOf Judiciary of the Isle of Man
linked to: Isle of Man courts
role final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and criminal matters in the Isle of Man
hears appeals from lower courts
typeOfCases civil appeals
criminal appeals

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manx judiciary hasPart Staff of Government Division
Manx judiciary appealTo Staff of Government Division
superior courts of the Isle of Man hasPart Staff of Government Division
judicial branch of the Isle of Man hasCourt Staff of Government Division
Manx law hasSupremeCourt Staff of Government Division
Isle of Man courts hasPart Staff of Government Division
Isle of Man courts highestCourt Staff of Government Division
Deemster hasSeatIn Staff of Government Division (appeal court)
subject linked to: Deemsters
linked to: Staff of Government Division