Structure Of English Courts

Question 1

What are civil courts divided into

Answer 1

Courts of first instance
Appeal courts

Question 2

What are the two main courts of first instance for civil cases and what are they for

Answer 2

County court- for low value cases
High court- for high value cases that are worth more than 100000 or personal injury claims over 50000

Question 3

What is the order of the civil court hierarchy and what is each one for

Answer 3

County court - for low value cases
High court- for high value cases
Court of Appeal- hears appeals if you don’t agree with the outcome of your case
Supreme Court -the highest court of appeal and it hears civil and criminal cases

Question 4

What is the hierarchy of the criminal courts and what is each one for

Answer 4

Magistrates court - hears minor offences and also deals with either way offences

Crown court - deals with indictable only offences . It also hears appeals from the magistrates court. It also deals with either way offences transferred from magistrates court

Court of appeal in criminal division - deals with appeals from the crown court

Supreme Court - the final court of appeal

Question 5

What are either way offences

Answer 5

A criminal offence that can either be heard in the magistrates or crown court. Offences of medium severity

Question 6

What is meant by indictable only offences

Answer 6

The most serious cases

Question 7

What are the three divisions on high court

Answer 7

Queens bench
Family
Chancery

Question 8

What does the chancery court deal with

Answer 8

It deals with disputes involving business, property, land, bankruptcy, tax and wills

Question 9

What does the queens/kings bench deal with

Answer 9

It hears and deals with cases including personal injury, breach of contract, tort

Question 10

Why does the family division deal with

Answer 10

Deals with family law matters including divorce, child custody, adoption, domestic violence, and child protection

Question 11

What cases does a district judge hear

Answer 11

Family law cases and also civil cases

Question 12

Why cases does a circuit judge deal with

Answer 12

Criminal or civil cases

Question 13

What cases does a circuit judge deal with

Answer 13

Criminal or civil cases

Question 14

In county court what tracks will cases be allocated to

Answer 14

Small track claims
Fast track
Multi track

Question 15

What is the small claims for

Answer 15

For lower value and less complicated claims with a value up to 10000

Question 16

What is the fast track

Answer 16

For claims with a value between 10000 and 25000

Question 17

What is the multi track

Answer 17

For very complicated claims with a value of 25000 and more

Question 18

What is the queens bench divisions specialist areas and what are they for

Answer 18

They each deal with specific areas of the law
Administrative court
Admiralty court
Commercial court
Mercantile court
Technology and construction court