Civil Courts

Question 1

What is the Civil Court structure?

Answer 1

Supreme Court
⬆️
Court of Appeal
(Civil Division)
⬆️
High Court
[Chancery / KBD / Family]
⬆️ ⬆️
County Magistrates
Court Court

Question 2

What are the main Civil Courts?

Answer 2

County Court

High Court

Question 3

What are the main Civil APPEAL courts?

Answer 3

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Supreme Court

Question 4

What types of cases go to the County Court?

Answer 4

Simple

Low-Value (under £50k)

Question 5

Which Court assigns the multi-track system?

Answer 5

County Court

Question 6

What is the Monetary value for the Small Claims track?

Answer 6

Under £10k

Personal Injury up to £1k

Question 7

What is the Monetary Value for the Fast Track?

Answer 7

Between £10k - £25k

Personal Injury between £1k - £25k

Question 8

What is the Monetary value for the Multi-Track?

Answer 8

Between £25k - £50k

Question 9

What cases does the Small Claims track hear?

Answer 9

Most low value
(concentrates on debt recover and breach of contract cases)

Question 10

What cases does the Fast track hear?

Answer 10

Simple
(of tort, contract, divorce, bankruptcy etc.)

Question 11

What cases does the Multi-Track hear?

Answer 11

Complex
(of tort, contract, divorce etc.)

Question 12

Where do cases from the Small track appeal to? And who hears them?

Answer 12

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Circuit Judge

Question 13

Where do cases from the Fast track appeal to? And who hears them?

Answer 13

High Court

High Court Judge

Question 14

Where do cases from the Multi-Track appeal to? And who hears them?

Answer 14

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Circuit Judge

Question 15

Who hears a Small Claims track trial?

Answer 15

District Judge
OR
Circuit Judge (depends on who is available)

Question 16

Who hears a Fast claims trial?

Answer 16

Circuit Judge

(In County Court) - confusing ik

Question 17

Who hears a Multi-Track trial?

Answer 17

Circuit Judge

(In County Court) - confusing ik

Question 18

What cases does the High Court hear? And monetary value?

Answer 18

Complicated / high value

Over £100k
Personal Injury - over £50k

Question 19

What are the 3 Divisions of the High Court?

Answer 19

Chancery
- insolvency, mortgages, trusts, patents copyright, probate

Family
- divorce, residence orders, contact orders

KBD - tort, contract, defamation

Question 20

Can Fast track claims appeal to the Court of Appeal?

Answer 20

Yes
- Only in exceptional circumstances

Question 21

Where do most appeals from the High Court go?

Answer 21

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Question 22

What act created the Supreme Court and what did it replace?

Answer 22

Constitutional Reform Act (2005)

House of Lords

Question 23

What is a ‘leapfrog’ appeal?

Answer 23

An appeal goes directly from the High Court to the Supreme Court OR
from County Court to Court of Appeal

(leapfrogs over previous appeal court)

Question 24

Where do Court of Appeal cases appeal to?

Answer 24

Supreme Court

Question 25

What circumstances is a ‘leapfrog’ appeal given permission? And by what act?

Answer 25

If a point of law of general public importance is involved.

Administration of Justice Act (1969)

Question 26

To what courts is permission needed to appeal?

Answer 26

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Supreme Court

Question 27

What is the Supreme Court?

Answer 27

‘Last chance’ (highest) UK appeal court.