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24 Cards in this Set
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What are the only 3 courts that are able to hear both civil and criminal cases? |
Magistrates Divisional Court of the High Court Supreme Court |
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Court jurisdictions: Although tge Magistrates deals primarily with criminal cases - what civil jurisdiction does it possess? |
Recovery of certain civil debts like council tax |
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Approximately how many County Courts are there? And are they considered as one court all together? |
Approximately 150 Yes they are seen to be One County Court together |
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What are 4 examples of types of cases heard by the County Court? |
Breach of contract Negligence Personal injury Undefended divorce |
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When was the Family Court (County Court, Mag, HC) created? |
April 2014 |
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What are the 3 types of family cases the Family Court hears? |
Divorce Family breakdown Child protection |
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What type of system is it that exists within the Family Court to ensure cases are heard: 1. by the appropriate judge 2. Taking into account complexity and interests and location of any children |
A system of allocation Also called "gatekeeping) |
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HC jurisdiction: What 2 types of case does the HC QBD possess original jurisdiction for? |
High value and complex: 1. Tort cases 2. Contract cases |
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The County Court hears undefended divorce cases The Family Court hears all the other types of divorce, family breakdown , child protection cases But, what are the 2 types of case that the Family Dividion of the HC still retains which the Family court for this reason does not hear? |
1. Wardship cases 2. International family disputes |
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What is wardship? |
A rarely used procedure for protecting vulnerable children |
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Name 6 types of case dealt with by the Chancery Division? |
Land Contentious probate Company Partnership Bankruptcy Intellectual property |
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Do the Divsions of the High Court have any appellate jurisdiction? Note: not the divisional courts, but the divisions so QBD, Fam , Chancery |
No |
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Each of the divisions of the High Court have divisonal courts. True or false |
True |
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What type of courts are the divsional courts of the HC? Ie original or appellate jurisdictions |
Appellate only |
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Which of the 3 Divsions divisional courts have bothva civil and criminal jurisdiction? |
QBD divisional court |
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3 types of cases dealt with by the QBD Divisional crt in its civil jurisdiction? |
Judicial review Tort & contract appeals from county crt |
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What typr of cases does the Divisional Court of the Fam Division hear? |
Certain appeals from the Family Court |
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What 2 type of case does the Divisional Court of the Chancery Division hear? |
Appeals from County Crt on: Land Bankruptcy |
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Name the 5 routes of appeal from the County Court. |
1. Divisional Court of the QBD: hears appeals for tort and contract from CC
2. Divisional Court of the Fam Div: hears "certain" appeals feom Fam Court (so this could also inc Mag appeals)
3. Divisonal Court of the Chancery Div: hears appeals for land and bankruptcy
4. High Court
5. Court of Appeal (Civil Div): hears appeals from CC which are not applicable to go to the other courts |
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After an appeal from the County Court has gone to a Divisional Court, where would it then go? |
Court of Appeal (Civ Div) |
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What 2 courts does the COA hear appeals from? |
High Court County Court |
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What 3 courts does the SC hear appeals from? |
COA Divisional Courts of the HC High Court |
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Is the leapfrog procedure applicable to both appeals from the: HC And Divisional Courts of High Court |
No just the HC |
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Appeals to the SC must involve matters... |
Of law of general public importance |
