Court Hierarchy

Question 1

What does the County Court deal with?

Answer 1

Civil Disputes (trust, inheritance, partnerships)

Question 2

What are the monetary limits of the County Court

Answer 2

Inheritance cases below £350 k

Personal Injury below £50 k

Question 3

Different division of the High Court

Answer 3

Queen’s Bench - Chancery Division - Family Division

Question 4

What does the Queen’s Bench deal with

Answer 4

Civil appeals and Judicial Review cases

Usually there’s a single judge but there can be 12 in bigger cases.

Question 5

Subsections of Queen’s Bench

Answer 5

[Commercial - Insurance % banking and commerce
[Admiralty - Disputes at sea
[Tech and Construction - Complex building and engineering and computing cases.

Question 6

Subsections of Chancery

Answer 6

Bankruptcy and Companies
Patents Court
Intellectual Property

Question 7

Purpose of Chancery Division

Answer 7

Deal with enforcement of mortgages. copyright/patent law, intelectual property rights

Question 8

Purpose of family division

Answer 8

Family related cases (which country’s laws apply etc)

Deals with Minor’s Habeas Corpus.

Question 9

Main type of cases in Family Division

Answer 9

Parental disputes over child’s residence
Local authority intervening
Divorce cases
Domestic Violence.