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High Court (3 specialist divisions (Queen's Bench Division (QBD) (Very…
High Court
3 specialist divisions
Chancery Divsion
Hears disputes concerning
Mortgages
Trust property
Insolvency
Copyright
Intellectual property
Probate
Family Division
Hears cases concerning:
Family law
Disputes over which country's law should apply
International family cases under the Hague Convention
Queen's Bench Division (QBD)
Biggest of the division
Contract and tort of over £100,000 or smaller claims with an important point of law
Usually tried by an individual judge
Very rarely use jury of 12
E.g. fraud
Judicial reviews are heard here to supervise the work of the government, courts and public bodies
One High Court
Judges can sit in different courts around the country
Hear any civil cases