Civil Courts Flashcards
- county court and high court - jurisdiction - pre-trial procedures - the three tracks
Civil courts
Courts that deal with non-criminal matters
What are civil courts designed to do?
Tp deal with disputes between individual citizens and/or businesses.
Example of disputes in civip court
Disagreements arising under contract, family and employment law.
What change did the civil justice system experience in the 1990s
There are now two key courts
- county court
- High court
What did Lord Woolf say in 1995?
‘The key problems facing civil justice today are cost, delay and complexity.
Where are the changes highlighted?
Civil Procedure Rules of 1999
Who was case management handes to?
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
What was introduced in the County court?
A ‘track’ system (the three track system)
What is the purpose of the three track system?
Puts claims in a hierarchical order depending on the value of the claim.
What protocals were introduced as a oart of the Civil procesure rules of 1999?
Pre-action protocals
What sort of dispute resolutuon was encouraged?
Alternate dispute resolution (ADR) snd online dispute resolution (ODR)
Who deals with majority of civil matters and deals with matters where reinforcements to previous matters have not been complied with?
County court
Who hears contract disputes e.g. business recovering monies owned?
County court
Who hears tortious (civil wrongs) actions e.g. landowners seeking to prevent trespass issues?
County courts
Who deals with compensation claims to claimants?
County court
