Long description

Diagram showing the relative seniority of the four main courts in England and Wales arranged in a trajectory from bottom left to top right. At the bottom left hand side is the junior first-instance court, the County Court. Slightly higher and to the right is the senior first-instance court, the High Court. Slightly higher and to the right and higher in the hierarchy is the first level appellate court, the Court of Appeal. Higher still and to the right is the Supreme Court, the second level appellate court, and highest court in England and Wales.