Civil Cases

• County Court

  • District Judges, Recorders and Circuit Judges
  • Oversee the trial:
  • Hear evidence
  • Decide verdict (Liable or not liable)
  • Make decisions about "costs" - should compensation be paid?
  • What remedies to award
  • They also handle pre-trial matters such as case management hearings
• High Court

  • High court judges
  • Oversee the trial:
  • Hear evidence
  • Decide a verdict (liable or not liable)
  • Make decisions about "costs" - who should pay what
  • What remedies to award

  They can also hear appeals from the county court.
• Court of Appeal

  • Lord Justices of Appeal
  • Hear appeals from the High Court
  • Hear appeals from the County Court (if there is a leapfrog appeal)
  • Listening to legal arguments and deciding if the original decision was correct or needs to change
• Supreme Court

  • Justices of the Supreme Court
  • Hear appeals from the Court of Appeal (civil division)
  • Listening to legal arguments and deciding if the original decision was correct or needs to change