今天為大家?guī)鞟CCA考試F4考點精講之The County Court (exclusively civil jurisdiction):
(a) Personnel:
– Circuit Judges assisted by
– District Judges (known as Masters in the High Court)
(b) Jurisdiction:
– Tort and Contract cases
– Undefended divorces (even where there are disputes concerning custody and finance)
– Probate matters
– The Small Claims Procedure will deal with claims up to ￡5,000. This procedure is designed to be quicker and less formal and less expensive than a County Court hearing. It is basically an arbitration conducted by a district judge.