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The Civil Process Flashcards

1
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Why were the civil procedure rules 1998 implemented?

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Lawyers were being ruthless and charging too much

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What are the civil procedure rules 1998

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Ensuring a case is dealt with justly

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What was the act implemented along with?

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Access to Justice Act 1999

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What were the acts made in response to?

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Woolf Report

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Why was the woolf report commissioned?

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To research problems in the court system

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What did woolf criticize?

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Long delays and unacceptable expenses

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What did woolf accuse lawyers of?

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Unnecessarily delaying cases to drive up fees

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What did woolf say about the number of expert witnesses?

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Too many, added costs

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Civil procedure rules 1998 ensured parties must follow what?

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Pre-action protocol and claim form

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What does the protocol state?

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Defendant must receive a letter explaining how claim arrises, what fault they have done and any details of personal injury etc

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How long is the defendant given to investigate a claim?

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3 months to admit or deny

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Who can help with the claim form?

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Citizens Advice Bureau

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How many claim form copies are made?

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2, one for defendant one for claimant

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What do you do with the claim form?

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Send it back to the court with appropriate court fee

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How much is the fee for claims over £50,000?

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£500

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16
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How long can parties postpone proceedings?

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1 month

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Why would parties postpone proceedings?

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ADR (alternative dispute resolution)

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Why was Woolf keen on ADR?

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More time for courts to focus on complex cases

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What did ‘Halsey V Milton Keynes General NHS Trust 2004’ say?

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Parties cannot be forced to use ADR as it contravenes their right to a fair trial

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What are the 2 main courts in the civil procedure?

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County court & high court

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21
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A claim for £25,000 or less is started in which court?

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County

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22
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Larger claims are started in which court?

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County or High

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Personal injury claims up to £50,000 are started in which court?

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County

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24
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Defamation claims MUST be started in which court?

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High

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Can a case be transferred courts?

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Yes if neccasary

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What are the 3 types of track?

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Small claims, fast, multi

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When do you use the small claims track?

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Claims under £5000 (personal injury and housing limit is £1000)

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When do you use fast track?

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Straightforward disputes between £5000-£25000. Heard within 30 days and only 1 expert witness

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When do you use multi track?

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Cases over £25000 and complex cases under £25000

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Who makes the decision about which track you use?

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District judge in county court or procedural judge in high court

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How do judges make the track decision?

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Both parties fill out an allocation questionnaire

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What are the defendants options after getting a claim form through?

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Admit and pay in full. Dispute the claim and send an acknowledgement of service within 14 days, this lets you add another 14 days to serve a defence

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What in an order in default?

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Defendant does neither and claimant asks court to send an order that he pays the money

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What type of cases are usually heard in county court?

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Contract law cases, personal injury, divorce etc

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What cases do small claims courts hear?

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Claims to the value of £5000 (discourage the use of lawyers)

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What are the 3 divisions in the high court?

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Queens Bench Division, Chancery Division & Family Division

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What cases are heard in QDB?

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Contract and tort cases

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What cases are heard in chancery division?

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Insolvency, enforcement of mortgages, trust property, copyright etc

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What cases are heard in family division?

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Wardship cases, relating to Children Act 1989, marriage etc

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What are the advantages of the system? (7)

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Flexibility, speeds up, costs down, control of lawyers, burden off county court, co-operation between parties increases and waiting lists are dwindled down

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41
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Why are the cases flexible?

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They are allocated in terms of complexity

42
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Why are the cases sped up?

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Can be a strict timetable

43
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How is there a control of lawyers?

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To stop them from causing deliberate delays

44
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Why is the burden taken off the county court?

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Small claims court’s level has increased to £5000

45
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What are the disadvantages of the system? (6)

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Old terminology has simply been replaced with new terminology, many cases are settled before trial, judges are not familiar with case management, delays remain the same, expensive allocation fees, pre-action protocols have increased delays

46
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Who is ADR favoured by?

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Government and judges

47
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What does the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 allow judges to do?

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Refer parties to ADR

48
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What are the 2 types of ADR?

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Negotiation, mediation

49
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What is negotiation?

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Parties discuss and come to a conclusion together. You can get a solicitor to negotiate on your behalf

50
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What is mediation?

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A neutral mediator helps parties reach a solution. Consult between each party and find a common ground

51
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What does the neutral mediator act as?

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A facilitator as they do not put forward their own views

52
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When is mediation only suitable?

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If there is some hope that parties will co-operate

53
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What is the more formal method of mediation?

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Formalised settlement conference

54
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What is formalised settlement conference?

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Involves a mini-trial where each side presents its case to a panel composed of 1 decision making executive from each party and a neutral mediator

55
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What happens after each party presents their case?

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The executives and mediator evaluate and try to come to an agreement, if the executives cannot agree the mediator negotiates between the 2

56
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What is the main commercial mediation service?

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Centre for Dispute Resolution

57
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Who are mostly members of the centre for dispute resolution?

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nearly all of the big London law firms

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What are the advantages of mediation? (6)

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Decision is more likely to be made on common sense basis, easier for companies to do business in the future, decisions may include agreements for future, non-confrontational in a court room, cheaper, earlier settlements

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What are the disadvantages of mediation? (3)

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No guarantee it will be solved and you may have to still go to court, additional cost and delay, mediations may be controlled by mediator and parties may feel forced

60
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What is conciliation?

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A neutral party helps resolve the dispute, the conciliator will play a more active role and suggest a possible basis for a settlement

61
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of conciliation?

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Almost the same as mediation

62
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What is arbitration?

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Governed by Arbitration Act 1996. Voluntary submission by the parties to a dispute to the judgement of some other person rather than a judge

63
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How is arbitration usually settled?

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Usually in writing

64
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When can the ‘Agreement to Arbitrate’ be made?

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At any time - made before a dispute arrises or when the dispute becomes apparent

65
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What is a ‘Scott v Avery clause’?

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Contract where parties agree that in a dispute it will be settled by arbitration

66
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What does the Arbitration Act 1996 state?

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Parties are free to agree number of arbitrators and if they do not agree they only have 1

67
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How can you present your arbitration hearing?

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Paper or orally

68
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What is the arbitrator’s decision called?

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An award

69
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What are the advantages of arbitration? (7)

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Parties may decide on own arbitrator, if you use a technical expert it saves costs of expert witnesses, hearing, time and place are arranged to suit parties, procedure is flexible, no publicity, quicker, cheaper

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What are the disadvantages of arbitration? (4)

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No legal aid available, unexpected legal point may be raised that you need an expert judge for, professional arbitrator fees are high, process is not always quick

71
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What are tribunals?

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Act as ‘specialist courts’ for disputes in specialised areas

72
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How did tribunals evolve?

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As a way of dealing with the increase of legislation created by welfare state

73
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What are the 3 types of tribunals?

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Administrative - hear disputes between individuals and the state, domestic - Disputes within private bodies (general medical council), employment - between employers and employees

74
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How many people does a tribunal usually consist of?

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3, one neutral chairperson and 1 representative from each side

75
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What are tribunals frequently seen as?

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Alternative to the courts

76
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What did The Franks Committee in 1957 recommend about tribunals?

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The process should be an example of ‘openness, fairness and impartiality’

77
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What did The Council on Tribunals 1958 establish?

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To supervise and review tribunal procedures

78
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What was the report Sir Andrew Leggatt released in 2000?

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Tribunals for Users - One system, One service

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What did Sir Andrew Leggatt’s report criticise?

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That the tribunal system lacked independence, coherence and were not user friendly

80
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What did Sir Andrew Leggatt’s report recommend?

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There should be 1 single tribunal service, should be organised into divisions grouping together similar tribunals, 1 single route of appeal

81
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What did the ‘Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007’ implement?

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Many of the Leggatt reforms. Only 2 tribunals now

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What are the 2 tribunals?

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First Tier Tribunals and Upper Tier Tribunals

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What do first tier tribunals do?

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Consist of different chambers with similar procedures, include Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

84
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What do upper tier tribunals do?

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Consist of 4 chambers (Administrative Appeals, Tax and Chancery, Lands and Asylum and Immigration)

85
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What is the upper tier tribunals responsible for?

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Hearing appeals and there is a further right of appeal to the Court of Appeal

86
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Who appoints judges in the new system?

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Judicial Appointments Commission

87
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Who assigns judges to which chamber?

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Senior President of Tribunals

88
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Who has replaced the Council on Tribunals?

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The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council

89
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What are the advantages of tribunals? (5)

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Cost (cheaper as parties represent themselves), Expertise (at least 1 member will be an expert in this field) Speed (impose strict timetables heard within 1 day) Formality (a lot less formal, private) Independence (fairier)

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What are the disadvantages of tribunals? (4)

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Lack of funding (not available in many cases) Delay (complex nature so many delays) Lack of Precedent (unpredictability of outcome of cases) Intimidated parties (they have no legal representation)

91
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Who hears fast track cases?

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District Judge then appeal heard by Circuit Judge

92
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Who hears fast track cases?

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Circuit Judge the appeal heard by High Court Judge

93
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Who hears multi track cases?

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Heard in County Court either by Circuit or District Judge then appeal goes to Court of Appeal

94
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How do you appeal from the small claims court?

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Appeal is heard by next court up in heirachy

95
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You can appeal to the Court of Appeal in exceptional cases if conditions meet what?

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s55 Access to Justice Act 1999 (if appeal would raise an important point of principle or if there is another compelling reason for Court of Appeal to hear it

96
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Where do appeals from the high court go to?

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The Court of Appeal

97
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What is a leapfrog appeal?

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An appeal straight to the supreme court under the Administration of Justice Act 1969

98
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When is a leapfrog appeal allowed?

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On a point of law of general public importance

99
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Can you further appeal to the supreme court?

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Yes if there is a point of law of general public importance

100
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What permission do you need for a further appeal?

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Supreme court and court of appeal

101
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When can a case be refereed to the European Court of Justice?

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If a point of European law is involved

102
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Who can appeal to the ECJ?

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Any court, any appeals from the supreme court must be refereed to the ECJ

Law AS - Debbie LA1 (6 decks)

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