Civil Courts & ADR: High Court Jurisdiction Flashcards
What are the three divisions of the HC?
Queen’s Bench Division
Chancery Division
Family Division
Who heads the QBD?
Lord Chief Justice
What kind of cases does the LCJ deal with?
Contract and tort cases over £100k
Who hears cases in the QBD?
Single judge
Who can also hear a QBD case?
A jury of 12 for defamation, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment
What is in the QBD?
An Administrative Court
What does the AC do?
Deals with judicial review
Where the lawfulness of national and local gov, courts and other public bodies is decided
What cases does the Chancery division mainly hear?
Insolvency
Company
Intellectual property
Trusts
Who hears a case in the Chancery division?
Single judge
What will never be used in a Chancery divion case?
A jury
What do special companies deal with?
Winding up companies
What cases does the Family division deal with?
Cases involving the welfare of children
What Act does the welfare of children come under?
Children Act 1989
What other cases can the Family division also deal with?
Matrimonial cases such as divorce and probate cases
What did the Crime and Courts Act 2013 create?
A new separate Faily division court which has the powers of both thr HC and the CC
