<Li> High Court of Justice (High Court, formally Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England) </Li> <P> The Court of Appeal deals only with appeals from other courts or tribunals . The Court of Appeal consists of two divisions: the Civil Division hears appeals from the High Court and County Court and certain superior tribunals, while the Criminal Division may only hear appeals from the Crown Court connected with a trial on indictment (i.e., for a serious offence). Its decisions are binding on all courts, including itself, apart from the Supreme Court . </P> <P> The High Court of Justice functions both as a civil court of first instance and a criminal and civil appellate court for cases from the subordinate courts . It consists of three divisions: the Queen's Bench, the Chancery and the Family divisions . The divisions of the High Court are not separate courts, but have somewhat separate procedures and practices adapted to their purposes . Although particular kinds of cases will be assigned to each division depending on their subject matter, each division may exercise the jurisdiction of the High Court . However, beginning proceedings in the wrong division may result in a costs penalty . </P> <P> The formation of The Business and Property Courts of England & Wales within the High Court was announced in March 2017, and launched in London in July 2017 . The courts would in future administer the specialist jurisdictions that had previously been administered in the Queen's Bench Division under the names of the Admiralty Court, the Commercial Court, and the Technology & Construction Court, and under the Chancery Division's lists for Business, Company and Insolvency, Competition, Intellectual Property, Revenue, and Trusts and Probate . </P>

Which level of the court system hears the most cases in a year