Civil Courts and other forms of dispute resolution

Question 1

Which court tries nearly all civil cases ?

Answer 1

County Court

Question 2

How much can contract cases cost in the County Court?

Answer 2

up to £100,000

Question 3

How much can tort claims cost in the County Court?

Answer 3

up to £100,000 (50,000 in personal injury claims)

Question 4

In which court should a recovery of land case be heard?

Answer 4

County Court

Question 5

In which court should cases relating to wills, trusts, and inheritance be heard? (if value does not exceed £350,000)

Answer 5

County Court

Question 6

In which court should cases regarding divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships be held?

Answer 6

County Court

Question 7

In which court should cases regarding bankruptcy be held?

Answer 7

County Court

Question 8

Which judges are the County Court staffed by?

Answer 8

Circuit and District Judges

Question 9

Which court is staffed by Circuit and District Judges ?

Answer 9

County Court

Question 10

What are the 3 divisions of the High Court?

Answer 10

Kings bench division, Chancery division, and Family division

Question 11

What is the main division of the High Court?

Answer 11

The Kings Bench Division

Question 12

In which court should contract and tort cases over £100,000 be held?

Answer 12

High Court - Kings Bench Division

Question 13

In which court should appeals from the magistrates on points of law be heard in?

Answer 13

High Court - Kings Bench Division

Question 14

What does the chancery division deal with?

Answer 14

disputes relating to land,wills,companies, and insolvency

Question 15

What are the 4 tracks when dealing with a civil case?

Answer 15

small claims track, fast track, intermediate track, multi track

Question 16

In which track can contract and tort cases only be up to £10,000?

Answer 16

Small Claims Track

Question 17

In which track can personal injury cases only be £1500? (or £5000 for road traffic accidents)

Answer 17

Small Claims Track

Question 18

Which court are small claims heard in?

Answer 18

County Court

Question 19

Which judge listens to small claims?

Answer 19

District judge

Question 20

True or false in small claims they are encouraged to not use a lawyer

Answer 20

true

Question 21

In which track are they encouraged to not use a lawyer?

Answer 21

Small claims

Question 22

In which track can all claims be no more than £25,000?

Answer 22

Fast track

Question 23

Which court do fast track cases use?

Answer 23

County Court

Question 24

What kind of judge do fast track cases use?

Answer 24

Circuit judge

Question 25

True or false fast track hearings are allocated one day

Answer 25

true

Question 26

Which track is for claims with a value between £25,000 - £100,000?

Answer 26

Intermediate Track

Question 27

How long can an intermediate track case be?

Answer 27

up to 3 days

Question 28

True or false in an intermediate track case you may have 3 witnesses on each side

Answer 28

false, only 2 are allowed on each side

Question 29

Which track will a case be on if it is over £100,000, or over £50,000 for a personal injury case (also some complex case over £25,000)?

Answer 29

Multi track

Question 30

What judge will hear multi track cases and in which type of court?

Answer 30

High Court judge in a High Court

Question 31

Fill In The Blanks :
Small claims cases - originally heard by a ________ judge in the ______ Court, appeal hear by a ______ Judge in the ______ Court

Answer 31

District, County, Circuit, County

Question 32

Fill in the blanks:
Fast track cases - originally heard by a _______ Judge in the ______ Court, appeal heard by a ____ _____ Judge

Answer 32

Circuit, County, High Court

Question 33

In fast track cases can there be a second appeal to the Court of Appeal ?

Answer 33

Only if the Court of Appeal considers the appeal will raise an important point of principle or concern.

Question 34

Fill in the blank :
Multi-track - if originally heard in the County Court must be appealed to the _____ __ ______

Answer 34

Court of Appeal

Question 35

Can multi-track cases be appealed twice?

Answer 35

After the decision of the Court of Appeal there is only a further possible appeal to the Supreme Court on a point of law of general public importance. (permission needed)

Question 36

Fill in the blank :
From an original decision in the High Court, the appeal usually goes to the _____ __ ______

Answer 36

Court of Appeal

Question 37

Fill in the blank :
In rare cases, there may be a ‘leapfrog’ directly from the High Court to the _______ Court if ________ _____________ or _______ is involved, or the Court of Appeal is bound by a previous decision.

Answer 37

Supreme, Statutory Interpretation, precedent