Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool
| Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts | |
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 Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Liverpool |
| Country |  England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′15″N 2°59′23″W / 53.4041°N 2.9896°W |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Client | Her Majesty's Courts Service |
The Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, in Derby Square, Liverpool, are operated by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. The building contains the city's Crown Court[1] which was previously housed in St George's Hall. It also contains Liverpool District Probate Registry[2] and the Liverpool Youth Court.[3]
It was opened in 1984 and was designed to echo Liverpool Castle, which had stood on the same spot between the 13th and 18th century before being demolished.
High-profile trials
- Ken Dodd tax evasion trial[4]
- Murder of Rhys Jones[5]
- Murder of Anthony Walker[6]
- Gooch gang trials[7][8]
External links
References
- ^ "Liverpool Crown Court". Her Majesty's Courts Service. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool District Probate Registry". Her Majesty's Courts Service. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool Youth Court". Her Majesty's Courts Service. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Nevin, Charles (23 October 2004). "Tickling shtick". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Russell Jenkins (16 December 2008). "Sean Mercer to serve minimum of 22 years for murdering Rhys Jones". The Times. London. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Sarah Chapman. "BARTON GUILTY OF WALKER MURDER". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Gooch Gang members will be sentence for bringing 'murder and mayhem' to Manchester". Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2009.
- ^ "Gangsters guilty of wake murder". BBC News. 6 April 2009.
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