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Kit Fang
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Kit Fang asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 decade ago

Do any UK courts use gavels?

I know that (despite what is shown on TV) gavels are not used by judges in criminal courts in the UK, but I also remember many years ago someone telling me that some courts do use them (in civil cases, or something like that). Is this true, and if so, which courts/cases are they used in?

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  • Sweet Pea
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    I have never seen them used in the UK even in civil cases.

  • JZD
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No UK court (or tribunal) uses them.

    Source(s): I'm a lawyer
  • Joe
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    They're never used in the UK.

  • Graham
    1 decade ago

    No, I think it's a myth. Like you say, it's just on TV.

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