4 track system

• What are the monetary limits in the small claims track?

  Under £10,000 in damages; under £1000 in personal injury damages.
• Which judge hears in the small claims track?

  District judge
• Where are small claims heard?

  Judge's chamber
• In which claims track are people encouraged to represent themselves?

  Small claims track
• What are the monetary limits for the fast track?

  £10,000-£25,000 in damages; over £1000 in personal injury damages.
• What happens during the fast track?

  It is heard by a district judge in a county court, it has a preliminary hearing, and cases are put on a strict 30 week timetable.
• What are the limits of the intermediate track?

  £25,000-£100,000 in damages but monetary relief only, not for injunctions or specific performance, and where a trial is likely to last no longer than 3 days with no more than 2 experts giving oral advice.
• What specific cases are not heard in the intermediate track?

  • claims against the police
  • human right's issues
  • asbestos lung disease
  • clinical negligence
  • child abuse
• What are the monetary limits for the multi track?

  £100,000+ (or £25,000+ for claims against the police, human rights issues, asbestos, clinical negligence, and child abuse).
• Where are multi track claims heard?

  In the county court by a circuit judge, or in the High Court (if it is a complex point of law or if over £50,000) by a High Court judge.
• What does a multi track hearing include?

  A case management hearing where the judge will impose a timetable for procedural issues to be resolved.
• What happens once decisions for a track have been made?

  A date for a trial will be set at atleast 21 days later, document, statements by experts, and any other important information for the case will be exchanged.