Record courts keep permanent records of legal proceedings, while unregistered courts may not. Nearly all courts keep records, but only a few are officially designated as record courts. The Registrar is responsible for keeping court records, including evidence and written decisions. Appeals can be made to higher courts, and only licensed lawyers can represent clients in court. Court records can provide insight into legal cases and historical periods.
A record court is literally a court that keeps permanent records. Historically, unregistered junior courts often did not keep permanent records of their proceedings, while higher courts did, and these records could be used in appeals and legal research. Today, record keeping is so straightforward that nearly all courts keep records that are often permanent, but only a few courts are officially designated as record courts. When a case is adjudicated in an unregistered court, if the parties wish to appeal the outcome, they can request a retrial in an official court, where the case will be treated as entirely new with no trial history.
Typically a clerk is appointed to hold the seal of the court of record. The Registrar is responsible for keeping all court records and providing them upon request. The seal is used to mark court documents to indicate that they are official and under the care of the clerk. In addition to keeping records such as transcripts of proceedings, a court may also keep evidence, written decisions, and other documents relating to trials that have taken place within the scope of its laws.
Official courts have the power to jail and fine people. Once a case is concluded and a decision is entered in the minutes, the parties to the dispute have the right to appeal. For an appeal, they must go to a higher court and the court related records will be sent to the higher court for inspection. It will also be noted for the minutes that an appeal has been made and the note will include a discussion of where and when the appeal was made and what the outcome was.
People who are not sure whether or not they are in court can ask the clerk or other court staff for information. It is important to be aware that in countries that distinguish between registered and unregistered courts, it is usually the law that only licensed lawyers can represent people in a court of law. The solicitor acts as a lawyer and can stand in for the client, and no other person can.
For people interested in history, the records kept by the courts can provide a fascinating look at specific legal cases, social trends, and various historical periods. The wealth of records can be used to do anything from charting a person’s journey through life to examining social policies that have taken place in the courts.
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