Civil Courts, Tracking System,adr

Question 1

What’s the two civil courts of first instance

Answer 1

County court and high court

Question 2

For cases where the claim is £25,000 or less the case must be started in which court

Answer 2

County

Question 3

Who deals with civil cases in the county court

Answer 3

Circuit judge or district judge

Question 4

Which cases are dealt with in county court

Answer 4

Personal injury less than £50,000
Small claims, fast track, and some multi track
Partnerships, trusts, and inheritance up to £30,000
Divorce and bankruptcy

Question 5

High court has 3 divisions which are

Answer 5

Family division, chancery division, and queens bench division

Question 6

Family division deals with cases such as

Answer 6

Wardship
Adoption
All cases related to children under the children’s act
Domestic violence

Question 7

Chancery division deals with cases such as

Answer 7

Trusts, copyright, mortgages, intellectual property, contested wills, bankruptcy, charities

Question 8

Queens bench division deals with

Answer 8

Large and/or complex claims for compensation. Hears contract and tort cases over £50,000
Hears judicial review

Question 9

There’s three tracks they are

Answer 9

Small claims track
Fast track
Multi track

Question 10

Small claims track hears

Answer 10

Contract and tort cases worth up to £10,000 and personal injury cases up to £1,000

Question 11

Small claims tracks cases are heard by

Answer 11

A district judge in the county court

Question 12

Fast track cases heard claims from

Answer 12

£10,000 to £25,000

Question 13

Fast track cases are heard by

Answer 13

District judge in county court

Question 14

Multi track hears cases over

Answer 14

£25,000 or cases involving complex points of fact in law

Question 15

Multi track cases are heard by

Answer 15

Circuit judge in county court but can be sent to high court