jurisdictions

Question 1

County court values? and judges

Answer 1

civil cases up to 100,000
district judge hears smaller classes
circuit judges hear cases over 15,000 or smaller complex cases over 5,000

Question 2

example of cases in county court

Answer 2

compensation
bankruptancy
breach of contract
landowners preventing tresspass

Question 3

High court jurisdiction

Answer 3

high value cases
kbd, chancery, family

Question 4

Kings bench Division role

Answer 4

contract and tort cases over 30,000
supervises lower courts and tribunals

Question 5

KBD specialist court roles

Answer 5

Administrative: official decisions under the process of judicial review
l, car stated appeals originated in magistrates court + technology commercial and admiralty

Question 6

Chancery division

Answer 6

business and property cases over 100,00
also involves disputed wills, trusts, tax appeals
special courts: patents court and company court

Question 7

Family division

Answer 7

in private, family matters such as divorce chikd custody, under children’s act 1989