Below is a chart showing the hierarchy of the Barbados Court System
The Caribbean Court of Justice
COLR
7 justices sitting en banc or in panels of 5
Jurisdiction:
- Appeals from the Barbados Court of Appeal
- Original Jurisdiction proceedings under the Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Court of Appeal
IAC
5 justices sitting in 3-judge panels
Jurisdiction:
- Appeals from the High Court
- Appeals from a Magistrate’s Court;
- Appeals from a statutory tribunal;
- Appeals or applications expressly provided for in the CPR;
- Appeals by way of case stated on a question of law.
The High Court
GJC
8 judges sitting individually
Jurisdiction:
- Criminal jury trials
- Miscellaneous Civil trials and applications and Family proceedings
- Appeals from tribunals or persons under an enactment
The Magistrate’s Courts
LJC
II magistrates sitting individually
Jurisdiction:
- Small claims/Miscellaneous civil claims;
- Wrongful Dismissal proceedings;
- Preliminary inquiries in criminal matters;
- Summary conviction offences;
- Traffic offences
LEGEND: COLR = Court of Last Resort; |AC=|ntermediate Appellate Court; GJC=Genera| Jurisdiction Court; LJC=Limited Jurisdiction Court;