Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick

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The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick is the province’s superior trial court, handling serious civil and criminal cases and exercising inherent jurisdiction within New Brunswick’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
superior trial court
appealsTo Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
appliesLaw federal law of Canada
provincial law of New Brunswick
canGrantRemedy declaratory judgments
equitable relief
injunctions
canHearAppealsFrom Provincial Court of New Brunswick (in some matters)
canReview administrative decisions within New Brunswick
canSitWith judge alone
judge and jury
country Canada
courtType court of general jurisdiction
employs justices of the Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick
formerlyKnownAs Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
fundedBy Government of New Brunswick
governedBy Judicature Act of New Brunswick
handlesCaseType civil matters
criminal matters
serious civil cases
serious criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver indictable criminal offences in New Brunswick
major civil claims in New Brunswick
hasDivision Family Division
linked to: family law division

Trial Division
hasHeadquarters Fredericton, New Brunswick
linked to: Fredericton
hasJurisdictionType inherent jurisdiction
hasLegalStatus superior court of record
hasSittingsIn Fredericton
Moncton
Saint John
other judicial centres in New Brunswick
judgesAppointedBy federal government of Canada
jurisdiction New Brunswick
language English
French
levelInHierarchy superior court level
locatedIn New Brunswick
partOf court system of New Brunswick
judicial system of New Brunswick
renamedWhen on accession of a king to the Canadian throne
subjectTo Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1867

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Government of New Brunswick judicialBranch Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick
Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick formerlyKnownAs Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
linked to: Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick
Provincial Court of New Brunswick appealsTo Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick