Civil Courts

Question 1

Court hierarchy:

Answer 1

European court of justice
Supreme Court 
Court of appeal (civil division)
High court 
County court

Question 2

Jurisdiction:

Answer 2

All contract and tort claims
All cases for the recovery of the land
Disputes over equitable matters, such as, trusts up to a value of £350,000

Question 3

Pre-trial procedure:

Answer 3

Anything that happens before you go to court

E.g. File the case, paying appropriate fees, building of the case

Question 4

Tracking system

Answer 4

Small claims track
Fast track
Multi track

Question 5

Woolf reforms and their effect:

Answer 5

Report: access to justice act 1999, civil procedure rules 1999
Wanted the civil justice system to be reformed

Question 6

Appeal routes:

Answer 6

You can go up from the county court to the high court and then jump to the Supreme Court from the leapfrog

Question 7

Online courts

Answer 7

Settling disputes online and through IT

Sources: Ebay, amazon, resolver (consumer problems) financial ombudsmen service

Question 8

Advantages:

Answer 8

The outcome is always fair

Question 9

Disadvantages:

Answer 9

It can cost a lot of money

They can become very long