Track aloctation

• Who decides the suitable track of a case in each court?

  • District Judge in the County court
  • Magistrates Judge in the High court
• What is filled out to help the decision of the track and who by?

  An allocation questionnaire is completed by the Claimant and the Defendant.
• What Act divided the Civil Courts?

  Acess to Justice Act 1999
• What is the first track? What is the Claims for this Track?

  Small Claim Track

  • General claims of £10,000 or less, unless the claim is for compensation of personal injury then the limit is £1000.
• Who hears the small claims tracks?

  District Judge
• What is the second Track? What claims are these for?

  Fast Track.

  • Claims between £10,000 and £25,000.
• Who hears the Fast tracks?

  District Judge
• In Fast tracks if it is over £15,000 who hears the claim?

  Circuit judge
• What is the third track? What is the claim for this track?

  Immediate Track.

  • Claims are between £25,000 and £100,000.
• What is the Immediate track mainly for? Who is it head by and where?

  Monetary relief.

  Heard by a Circuit Judge in the County court.
• What is the final track? what is the claim?

  Multi tracks.

  Over £25,000
• What states the court a Judge should choose to hear the claim of a Multi Track?

  Civil Procedure Rule 2014 practice Direction 7 states that a claim between £25,000 and £100,000 are heard in the County court by a Circuit Judge.

  Or above £100,000 heard in the High court KBD