FULLCOURT

Full Court

A Full Court refers to a court of law consisting of a greater-than-normal number of judges. Thus, in relation to a court usually presided over by a single judge, a Full Court would comprise a bench of three judges; for a court which, like many appellate courts, normally comprises three judges, a Full Court of that court would involve a bench of five judges. The expression originated in England but seems largely to have fallen into disuse there; however it is still used in Scotland and in many other Commonwealth jurisdictions such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan etc. Although possible, a Full Court typically does not involve the ...

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