Civil Courts And Dispute Resolution

Question 1

What judges sit in the county court

Answer 1

District and circuit judges

Question 2

What cases do the county courts deal with

Answer 2

Personal injury up to £50,000
Divorces up to £100,000
Contract law up to £100,000
Wills up to £100,000

Question 3

What judge sits in the high court

Answer 3

High court judge

Question 4

What does the high court deal with ?

Answer 4

KBD - personal injury over £50,000
Defamation
Family division - child welfare
Chancery’s division - wills and business disputes

Question 5

What are the 3 pre trial processes

Answer 5

Pre action protocol
Money claim online
N1 form
Allocation questionnaire

Question 6

Explain pre action protocol

Answer 6

You are asked to follow ADR first before going to the civil courts

Question 7

Explain money claim online

Answer 7

Advised to do this for simple claims. Go on gov website

Question 8

Explain N1 form

Answer 8

Fill in form and Pay the fee

Question 9

Explain allocation questionnaire

Answer 9

To find out how much the claim is and allocate it to a track

Question 10

What court are small claims heard in ?

Answer 10

The county court

Question 11

What amount of money cam you claim for in the small claims track

Answer 11

Up to £10,000 or £1500 personal injury

Question 12

What judge listens to small claims

Answer 12

District judge

Question 13

What are the costs in small claims track

Answer 13

Pay own court fees
Can’t claim any fees back

Question 14

Other information on the small claims track

Answer 14

Informal way of dealing with claims - lawyers are discouraged
Legal representation not needed

Question 15

What are the 4 circumstances that you can appeal from the high courts for?

Answer 15

1. Point of law - law was misunderstood/ misinterpreted
2. Don’t feel that all the facts have been put forward
3. Damages - compensation/money
4. Leave- need permission to appeal

Question 16

Explain appeals from county court

Answer 16

• case will go to a more senior judge first ( small claims or fast tracks on appeal go to a circuit judge) (fast track cases on appeal go to a high court judge)

Question 17

What is the role of an employment tribunal

Answer 17

• act as an independent, unbiased and impartial tribunal
• resolve disputes between employees and employers
• decide based on evidence

Question 18

What cases go to an employment tribunal

Answer 18

• unfair dismissal
• discrimination
• unfair pay
• rights to: sick pay, holiday pay,
• breach of contract
• redundancy

Question 19

What are the 4 possible outcomes of employment tribunals

Answer 19

1. Compensation
2. Reinstate you doing the same job
3. Reinstate you in a different role
4. Give you a good reference