Civil Courts and ADR

Question 1

What are the three divisions of the High Court?

Answer 1

Kings Bench division, chancery division, Family division

Question 2

What is the high court?

Answer 2

• Based in London but has judges sitting in several towns and cities in england and wales.
• The HC usually hears the more expensive multi-track cases (50,000 plus)
• hears appeals from the County Court

Question 3

The main civil trial courts are the ___ court and the _____ court. Most cases are tried in the _____ court but very _______ or complicated areas of law may be heard at the _____ court instead. The type of case will determine which court it will be heard in.

Answer 3

County
High
Court
expensive
High

Question 4

What is the county court?

Answer 4

• the county court is a local court that has the jurisdiction to hear almost all civil court cases. Many cases never actually make it to trial because the parties settle their dispute before the case is heard.

Question 5

The maximum claim in the county court is usually less than:

Answer 5

100,000 pounds but the County Court can hear cases worth more if the parties agree

Question 6

what are the 5 main areas of jurisdiction for the county court

Answer 6

contract, tort, land, wills and family cases

Question 7

Cases are heard by what type of judges in the county court

Answer 7

Circuit judges or district judges or part-time judges (called recorders).

Question 8

What does the County Court Jurisdiction Order 2014 state

Answer 8

the County court can deal with financial (equity) matters up to 350,000

Question 9

When may a jury of 8 people be used in the county court (very rare)

Answer 9

used for defamation, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment cases

Question 10

What are 2 sub-divisions within the KBD?

Answer 10

• Administrative Court: hears applications for Judicial Review, applications for Habeas Corpus, matter relating to the Planning court.
• Commercial Court: deals with claims relating to the transactions of trade and commerce for example insuring, banking and financial matters.

Question 11

KBD: Cases are heard by _____ judge but there can be a jury of _____ for trials of _________,_______ ________ and _____ ________.

Answer 11

one
12
defamation
malicious prosecution
false imprisonment

Question 12

Who heads the KBD?

Answer 12

The Lord Chief Justice

Question 13

What does the KBD deal with?

Answer 13

contract and tort cases which are over 100,00 pounds

Question 15

What age must lay magistrates be between?

Answer 15

18 - 70 years