英国法律体系中的“lower court” 和 “higher court”

lower court 就是trial court,is the court in which most civil or criminal cases begin。Not all cases are heard in trial courts; some cases may begin in inferior limited jurisdiction bodies such as the case of the jurisdiction of an administrative body that has been created by statute to make some kind of binding determination under the law and where simplified procedural practices may apply similar to arbitrationHigh Court of Justice,usually known more simply as the High Court,is,together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal,part of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,is to be known as the Senior Courts of England and Wales)。It deals at first instance with all the most high value and high importance cases,and also has a supervisory jurisdiction over all subordinate courts and tribunals。Appeal from the High Court in civil matters lies to the Court of Appeal and thence to the House of Lords,except when the High Court is sitting as a Prize Court when appeal lies to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council。