Queen's Bench Division

British

noun

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

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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

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

Ms Melvin has a right of appeal to the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court within 28 days.

From BBC

President of the Queen's Bench Division, Dame Victoria Sharp, sitting with Mr Justice Sweeney and Mrs Justice Ellenbogen, refused the appeal, saying the reasons for this would be given at a later time.

From BBC

Five senior judges - including the Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and the President of the Queen's Bench Division, Dame Victoria Sharp - heard the appeal in October at the High Court in London.

From BBC

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