The civil courts: Appeals, Tracks and general outline Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the two civil courts?

A
  1. The county court

2. The high court

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What kind of judge sits in the county court?

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A circuit or a district judge

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3
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Is a circuit or district judge more senior?

A

A circuit judge

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What kind of judge sits in the high court?

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A high court judge

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5
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What is the county court’s jurisdiction?

Name 3 things it deals with

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  1. Contract law
  2. Tort law
  3. Trusts up to £350k
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Name the high court’s 3 divisions

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  1. Queen’s bench division
  2. Family
  3. Chancery
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7
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True or false: The QBD deals with claims smaller than £100k if they are complex

A

True

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8
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The QBD deals with contract and tort cases over ____

A

£100k

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9
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The family division deals with ____ family matters

A

International

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10
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The chancery division deals with issues such as ___ for companies

A

Insolvency

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11
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If a trust fund is worth over £350k which division will it go to?

A

The chancery division

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12
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The ____ division deals with copyright

A

Chancery

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13
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The small claims track deals with claims for up to £10k in general and ____ for personal injury

A

£1000

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14
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The small claims track deals with claims for up to ___ in general and £1000 for personal injury

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£10,000

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Cases allocated to the small claims track will be allocated to a circuit judge. True or false?

A

False- If a case is allocated to the small claims track it will be heard by a district judge

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16
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Will a case allocated to the small claims track involve lawyers?

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No.

17
Q

A small claims case is heard by which court?

A

The county court

18
Q

If a claim is worth £10-25k which track will it be allocated to?

A

The fast track

19
Q

If a claim is worth over 25k which track will it be allocated to?

A

The multi-track

20
Q

Who will hear a multi-track claim?

A

A high court judge or a circuit judge

21
Q

On what two conditions would the QBD hear a personal injury claim that is worth less than 100k?

A
  1. It is worth more than £50k

2. It is complex

22
Q

The tracks were the result of the civil___rules that were created in 199_

A

Civil procedure rules

Created in 1990

23
Q

If someone is injured and their claim is worth £3000, which track is it allocated.

A

Fast. Small claims only deal with personal injury claims up to £1000

24
Q

Circuit judges can deal with cases allocated to which two tracks

A
  1. Fast

2. Multi

25
Q

Lawyers may be involved in cases allocated to which two tracks?

A
  1. Multi

2. Fast

26
Q

The county court deals with fast track cases. True or false?

A

True

27
Q

A complex tort case worth £16k will be

  1. Allocated to which court?
  2. Allocated to which track?
  3. Allocated to what kind of judge?
A
  1. The county court
  2. The fast track
  3. A circuit judge
28
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Trusts up to ___ are dealt with in the county court

A

£350,000

29
Q

What is an appeal court called?

A

An appellate court