Civil Courts, Tribunals & ADR 1

Question 1

What types of cases can be heard in County Court?

Answer 1

All types of contract, tort and land cases.

Question 2

Who usually hears a case in County Court?

Answer 2

Either a district judge or a circuit judge.

Question 3

When might a jury be used instead of a judge?

Answer 3

Defamation, false imprisonments and malicious prosecution.

Question 4

How is this jury different from a criminal jury?

Answer 4

Only consists of 8 people.

Question 5

What types of cases can be heard in the High Court?

Answer 5

All cases, whether a case goes to High or County court is largely based on the amount claimed.

There are 3 divisions of the high court:

• The Queen’s Bench Division
• The Chancery Division
• The Family Division

Question 6

What types of cases can be heard?(Queens Bench Division)

Answer 6

Deals with contract and tort cases, where claims are over £100,000, or involve an important point of law

Question 7

What does the special Administrative Court do?(Queens Bench Division)

Answer 7

Carries out judicial reviews

Question 8

Who can hear cases?(Queens Bench Division)

Answer 8

A single judge… but there is a right to a jury of 12 for fraud cases, or defamation, false imprisonment or malicious prosecution.