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1
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How is a civil court case started?

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1.Pre-action protocol (sharing info)
2.N1 claim form
3.Pay appropriate fee

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What are the two courts of first instance?

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County and High court

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What are the two appeal courts?

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Court of Appeal and Supreme Court

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What is the hierarchy of courts?

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County -> High -> CoA-> SC

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What cases do county courts hear?

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small claims, fast track and uncomplicated multi-track

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What cases do the high court hear?

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all cases - it has unlimited jurisdiction

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What are the three divisions of high court?

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Chancery - involving money
Kings Bench (KBD) - main jurisdiction
Family - marriage, divorce, adoption etc

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What are the four tracks of civil cases? name the key act

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Introduced under The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2023:
-Small Claims Track
-Fast Track
-Intermediate Track
-Multi-Track

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What is the small claims track?

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Used for cases under £10,000 or personal injury up to £1,000 - tried in county court first

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What are fast track cases?

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Cases between £10,000 and £25,000 -
tried in county court first

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What are multi-track cases?

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Cases over £100,000 - can be heard in county under £50,000 or high court if claims are above this

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What are intermediate track cases?

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Cases between £25,000 and £100,000

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What is the law on appeals in civil courts? name the key act

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Access to Justice Act 1999 - Lord Chancellor specifies the destination of appeals

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What is the hierarchy of judges?

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District -> Circuit -> High Court Judge

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What is a negotiation in civil disputes?

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resolving disputes settled out of court which involved an exchange of information - no set procedure

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What is mediation for civil disputes?

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an informal voluntary procedure where a neutral third party reach a compromise - procedure for mediator to share viewpoints and there can be a formal mediation conference

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What is a tribunal?

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operate alongside court system, not an alternative to court as the court system is not available for these type of cases; domestic, employment, administrative

18
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What are the three types of tribunal?

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Administrative - enforcement of social and welfare rights
Employment - employment rights and discrimination
Domestic - dealt with by professional body responsible

19
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What act created a new system for tribunals?

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The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcements Act 2007 - created ‘First Tier Tribunal’ operates in chambers, ‘Upper Tribunal’ to hear appeals

20
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What is the decision of tribunals?

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Legally binding, appeals can be taken to Court of Appeals then Supreme Court

21
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What are the three institutions that make up Parliament?

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House of Commons, House of Lords and the Monarchy

22
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What is Dicey’s definition of Parliamentary Supremacy?

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1.Parliament can legislate on any subject matter with no limits
2.Parliament cant be bound by predecessors nor bind successors
3.No body has the right to override Acts of Parliament

23
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What are the two types of papers for laws?

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Green paper - an idea for a new law
White paper - a firm proposal for a new law

24
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What are the 7 legislative stage for a bill being passed?

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First reading - intro, no debate/vote
Second reading - principles and vote
Select Committees - detailed examination and amendments
Report - approve/reject amendments
Third Reading - final vote (formality)
Opposite house -repeats in HoL/HoC
Royal Assent - monarch approval

25
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What are the four influences on Parliamentary law making

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-Political
-Public opinion/media
-Pressure groups
-Lobbyists

26
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What does ‘law reform’ mean?

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The process of changing and updating laws to reflect current views of society

27
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What is the law commision? name the key act

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The main reform body, set up in 1965 by the Law Commissions Act - consists of a High Court Judge (chairman) and four law commissioners who are highly qualified lawyers

28
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Name two examples of recent reforms by the law commission

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Coroners and Justice Act 2009 - Abolished provocation to murder and replaced with loss of control
Consumer Rights Act 2015 - legal right to refund faulty goods in a reasonable amount of time

29
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What are the three stages to law reform?

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Codification - bringing all law into one code of law (e.g Fraud Act 2007)
Consolidation - combining law from several acts into one act (e.g OAtPA 1861)
Repealing - new act takes precedence (e.g Theft Act 1968 repealed Larceny Act 1916)

30
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What are the advantages of reform through the Law Commission

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-Researched by legal experts
-Non-political
-Can simplify and modernise law

31
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What are the disadvantages of reform through the Law Commission

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-Government doesn’t follow all recommendations of commission
-Government doesn’t have to consult Law Commission on changes
-Lack of Parliamentary time to reform

32
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What are three inferior judges and what court do they sit in?

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-Circuit Judge, Crown Court
-Recorders, Crown Court
District Judge, Magistrates

33
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What are the four superior judges?

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-Justices of the Supreme Court
-Lord Chief Justice
-Lord Justices of Appeal
-High Court Judges

34
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What do Justices of the SC do?

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-Sit in Supreme Court and Privy Council
-Sit as uneven panel (usually 5)
-Any decision becomes precedent for lower courts, however they can use Practice Statement 1966

35
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What is the Practice Statement 1966?

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Supreme Court has the ability to depart from previous decisions if it ‘appears right to do so’

36
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What does the Lord Chief Justice do?

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-Head of Judiciary - created by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (currently Lord Ian Burnett)
-Can hear cases in any court but usually sits in Court of Appeal
-Responsible for training, welfare, guidance of judiciary

37
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What do the Lord Justices of Appeal do? (Civil)

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-Civil division hears appeals from High Court, County Courts and Tribunals
-Sit in Court of Appeals as a panel of 3

38
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What do High Court Judges do?

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-Sit in High and Crown Court in KBD to hear criminal appeals from magistrates court as a panel of two

39
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What are the five legal advice methods?

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-Help Lines (CLA is gov funded)
-Law Centres (free advice and representation)
-Citizens Advice Bureaux (mainly social welfare problems)
-Trade Unions (work-related problems)
-Lawyer schemes (Bar Pro-Bonos)

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What are the 5 legal funding methods for civil cases?

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-LASPO 2012 unless it includes childrens rights, mental health or asylum cases
-Means testing considers income and capital
-Own money
-Insurance
-Condition Fee Agreements

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