what is civil law/? Flashcards

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What is it?

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Concerned with the relationships between different individuals and groups…involves cases such as wills, contracts. The most successful result in compensation awards

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County courts

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These deal with small scale civil cases, Includes disputes over small contracts, wills, and many divorce cases

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High ;) court

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this hears more complex cases, or those referred to it by county courts.
The high court has three divisions: 
 -the queen's bench division
- the family division 
-the chancery division
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court of appeal

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the civil division of the court of appeal deals with cases on appeal from the lower courts

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