Civil courts
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- Created on: 15-03-23 10:25
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- Civil courts
- Structure
- County court
- High courts
- Family court
- KBD
- Chancery
- Court of appeal
- Supreme court
- High courts
- County court
- Types of claim
- Small claims
- Value of up to £10,000
- Value up to £1000 for personal injury
- Fast track
- Value of £10,000 - £25,000
- £1000 - £25,000 for personal injury
- Multi track
- Value of £25,000 +
- Small claims
- Courts
- County court
- Hears small claims, fast-track and multi-track claims
- Cases are heard by a circuit or district judge
- Family court
- Hears cases about adoption, domestic violence, divorce and custody
- KBD (King's Bench Division)
- Hears contract and tort cases where the amount claimed is over £100,000
- Only right to jury in specific cases
- Chancery
- Hears cases concerned with insolvency, mortgage enforcement, copyright and patents etc
- Court of Appeal
- Hears appeals from county and high courts
- Supreme court
- Hears appeals from the CoA or high court in exceptional circumstances
- County court
- Strengths
- Trial is conducted by a legal expert
- The outcome is legally binding
- Chance to appeal
- Specialist divisions
- Weaknesses
- Inequality of power as wealthy people can afford better lawyers
- Expensive
- Slower than ADR
- Structure
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