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The image is a diagram containing nine boxes which are connected in a hierarchy diagram. The box at the top contains the words ‘UK Supreme Court. Highest appeals court UK body, legally separate from England and Wales’. A vertical line connects to a box below containing the words ‘Court of Appeal (Civil and Criminal). Highest appeals court in England and Wales. Handles civil and criminal cases’. A vertical line below connects to a horizontal line which splits to connect to two boxes. On the left, the box contains the words ‘High Court. Hears appeals from other courts on civil law cases’. On the right the box contains the words ‘Business and Property Courts. Specialist courts within the High Court. Decide business, commercial, property and related disputes’. From each box a vertical line connects from the bottom of the box to a horizontal line which connects to five boxes. From left to right the boxes contain the words ‘Crown Court. Handles serious criminal cases’, ‘County Court. Handles civil cases’, ‘Court of protection. Makes decisions on behalf of people who lack the mental capacity to do so’, ‘Family Court. Handles family disputes’ and ‘Magistrates’ Court. Handles most criminal offences and some civil cases’.