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Civil courts and appeals - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Involves work of
        
        business and property related disputes
        
        competition
        
        Intellectual Property claims (copyright, patent, design)
        
        insolvency claims
        
        probate claims
    - - Deals with family matters
        
        Children Act 1989 cases
        
        Cases under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
        
        Matters under the Adoption Section Inheritance Act 1975
        
        Probate and Court of Protection work
    - - Involves contract and tort matters, where the claim for damages is over £50000 and some from £25000 (multi-track). The claims involve issues such as:
        
        personal injury
        
        negligence
        
        breach of contract
- - - - Cases between £10,000 to £25,000
      - Cases are heard in the County Court before a District Judge
      - Time allocated will be one day and limited number of witnesses
  - - - Cases to the value of between £25,000-£50,000
      - Start in the County Court before a Circuit Judge
      - Will be sent to the High court if case involves complex points or is for +£50,000
      - A strict timetable will be set including what must be disclosed, witnesses will be used and time
  - - - Cases up to £10,000
      - £1,000 for personal injury
      - Heard in the County Court by a District Judge
      - Strict time allowed – between 2 and 3 hours max with limited number of witness.
- - - - Adversarial nature of the court - winner, loser scenario not compromise
      - Expensive – very little funding available
      - Complicated - the court system remains complicated to everyday people
      - Still very time consuming despite timetables and case management
      - Judges are not technical experts therefore their legal knowledge may not assist
      - Complexity of cases, procedure etc
      - No guarantee of payment – may need to pay more for enforcement