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CIVIL COURTS
|Jurisdiction of County Court: |High court |
|contract and tort cases, |Jurisdiction of High Court: |
|land law cases/recovery of land, |Queen’s Bench Division: |
|disputes over partnerships, trusts & inheritance up to £30,000, |contract and tort over £50,000 and some from £15,000. |
|personal injury cases up to £50,000. |Includes Commercial Court - insurance, banking and other commercial matters. |
|Some courts can hear: |Admiralty Court – shipping, claims for damage caused by collision at sea, disputes|
|Certain family cases – esp. Divorce & related custody, property or maintenance |over salvage rights when a ship has sunk or been stranded. |
|disputes |Technology and Construction Court - cases in the Chancery or the Queen’s Bench |
|Some Bankruptcy cases |Division which involve technically complex issues, such as building or litigation |
|Admiralty cases – usually up to £5000 or £15000 for salvage cases |over computers. |
|matters under the Race Relations Act 1976. |Chancery Division: |
|all cases on the Small claims track heard by District Judge - cases under £5000 |Insolvency – for both companies &...