Civil Courts and Appeals
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- Civil Courts and Appeals
- County Court
- Lowest civil court
- Around 200
- Main areas of jurisdiction are all contract and tort claims, all cases for the recovery of land and disputes of equitable matters such as trusts up to a value of £350,000
- District and circuit judges
- High Court
- Based in London but has judges sitting in several towns and cities throughout England and Wales
- Has jurisdiction to hear any civil case
- Queen's Bench Division
- Deals with contract and tort cases where the amount claimed is over £50,000, also deals with appeals.
- Chancery Division
- Deals with enforcement of mortgages and copyrights and patents.
- Family Division
- Hears family cases. Crime and Courts Act 2013 created a new separate family court.
- Appeals
- Usually goes to the Court of Appeal but in rare cases there may be a frog/ appeal direct to the Supreme Court. It must involve a point of law of general public importance. Need leave to appeal. From CoA, you can go to Supreme court with leave.
- Small claims
- Under £2500
- County court
- Encouraged to not use representation
- No legal funding available
- District judge
- Fast track claims
- Claims between £10,000 and £25,000
- County court, circuit judge
- Must stick to a strict timetable
- Aim to have the hearing within 30 weeks (50) and is limited to one day with one expert witness
- Appeals from County Court
- If the case was heard by a District judge, the appeal is to a circuit judge in the same court. If by a Circuit judge, then High Court judge
- Can appeal to the Court of Appeal
- If the case was heard by a District judge, the appeal is to a circuit judge in the same court. If by a Circuit judge, then High Court judge
- County Court
- Multi-track cases
- County or High court
- £25,000 or more
- Judge should encourage ADR if appropriate
- High Court
- Based in London but has judges sitting in several towns and cities throughout England and Wales
- Has jurisdiction to hear any civil case
- Queen's Bench Division
- Deals with contract and tort cases where the amount claimed is over £50,000, also deals with appeals.
- Chancery Division
- Deals with enforcement of mortgages and copyrights and patents.
- Family Division
- Hears family cases. Crime and Courts Act 2013 created a new separate family court.
- Appeals
- Usually goes to the Court of Appeal but in rare cases there may be a frog/ appeal direct to the Supreme Court. It must involve a point of law of general public importance. Need leave to appeal. From CoA, you can go to Supreme court with leave.
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