Civil courts

Question 1

how many sections are there in civil courts

Answer 1

1- small claims court
2- fast track
3- intermeduate track
4- multi track
5- county court
6- high court
7- queens bench division
8- chancery
9- family division

Question 2

what is the small claims court

Answer 2

• claims up to £10,000 and personal injury up to £1000
• informal and heard by a district judge
• lawters are discouraged and there is less legal argument
• hearings only2-3 hours and have a limited number of witnesses

Question 3

what is the fast track

Answer 3

claims between £10,000 and £25,000
have a timetable for disclosure of documents and witness statements
trial date in 30 weeks,with a simple procedure for speed.
limit the expert witnesses and the hearing is max 1 day in court

Question 4

what is the intermediate track

Answer 4

-new introduced in 2023
- claims £25,000 an £100,000
-for monatary relief only, not injuctions or specifiic performance
- four bands of complexity that cases can be asigned too = wuick and cheaper

Question 5

what does the intermediate track hope to do

Answer 5

simplify the system and to deal with delays quicker and ensures greater acces to justice

Question 6

what is the multi track

Answer 6

claims over £25,000 or those over £100,000
if over £100,00 they are heard in high court
complex cases may have a case managment conference and given a strict timetable of document disclosures
trial dates can be reffered

Question 7

what is the county court

Answer 7

• can try most civil claims up to £100,000 , over 300 in England and wales
  -personal injury up to £50,000
• deal with negligence claims and other tort bases claims
  -debt claims and consumer disputes
• housing claims and bankruptcy issues
• claims heard in open court , judge decides whos liable

Question 8

what is the high court

Answer 8

• heard in high court by single high court judge
• split into three divisions 1) kings bench 2) chancery 3) family division
• judge decides who is liable and if there i any compensation or remedy
  -for cases over £100,00 or over £50,000 if complicated

Question 9

what is the queens division

Answer 9

• largest of the divisions
• hears cases not suitable for county court eg high profile cases eg amber heard and johnny depp
• claims over £100,000

Question 10

what is the chancery

Answer 10

sees disputed relating to buisness , property or land , disuputed over trusr or partnership matters

Question 11

what is the family division

Answer 11

often heard in private for sensiitve matters
welfare of children - “ ward of the court” or complicated family incidents