Civil courts

• What are the 3 types of tracks

  Fast track,

  small claims,

  multi-track.
• Information about small claims track

  District judge

  heard in private

  under £10,000 or personal injury under £1,000
• Information about fast track

  Circuit judge

  heard within 50 weeks
• Information about multi-track

  Judge

  low cost and quick

  used to identify issues
• Advantage

  Easy

  legal expert

  fair

  legal aid
• Disadvantage

  Legal aid

  uncertainty

  complicated

  delay

  cost
• Types of courts

  High court

  • kings bench
  • chancery devision
  • family

  county
• What are the 4 protocol stages of filling out a court —-

  1)pre-action protocol

  2) which court to use

  3) issuing a claim

  4) defending a claim
• What happens in pre-action protocol

  You need to give all the information that you have. You can be liable for a certain cost
• what do you do about issuing a claim in the protocol of issuing a claim

  The form is also known as a N1 form

  you will also be charged a fee
• Advantages of reforming the civil courts

  Court hearings

  increased party members

  legislation changed for the better
• Disadvantages of reforming the civil courts

  ADR is not used enough

  costs are increasing

  It is still under resourced
• Online courts 


  Dealt with quicker

  lowered cost
• What is lord wolf’s views

  Needs to be fast

  need to be just and fair

  needs to be easily understandable and a reasonable cost