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Queen's Bench Division

British  

noun

  1. Also called (when the sovereign is male): King's Bench.  (in England when the sovereign is female) one of the divisions of the High Court of Justice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The appeal is being heard by three of Britain's most senior judges - Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos; Victoria Sharp, the president of the Queen's Bench Division; and Justice Eleanor King.

From Reuters Jul. 20, 2022

She sits in the Queen's Bench Division - the part of the High Court which deals with defamation, personal injury and breach of contract claims.

From BBC May 12, 2022

The decision by the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice was welcomed by the U.S.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2020

Sir John Thomas, the president of the Queen's Bench Division, explained that the cases sent out a warning to jurors generally that "immediate custodial sentences are almost inevitable in cases of this kind".

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2013

Justice Mathew in the Queen's Bench Division held that the employer, who had given to the engraver only a "general idea" of what he desired, was not the party liable for infringement.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker

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