Chapter 7 – Quiz

The threshold for the small claims track is very strict and cannot be altered

Which of the following are TRUE of the small claims procedure?

Which of the following statements about practice directions are TRUE?

The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 1998 changed some of the features of the civil process. Match up these new features with their meaning

Match up the ‘track’ with the valuation of the claims it deals with

Which if the following are NOT remedies in equity?

Which track deals with claims under £10,000

Fast track cases are not expected to need a trial lasting more than how many days?

Fast-track cases are usually dealt with by which court?

Which debt recovery service was established in 2002 to deal with claims over the Internet for sums up to £10,000?

The handling of small claims is largely unchanged by the Woolf reforms

60% of hearings for cases under the small track take 2 hours

For personal injury actions a claim can only be started in the High Court where the claimant expects to recover at least £50,000

Appeals may only be made by the defending party in a civil dispute

The small claims track is for cases worth under how much?

Cases involving large sums of money or raising difficult points of law follow which civil procedure?

What is the old name for the first formal stage of a civil proceeding is normally the issue and service of a claim form?

Which rules came into force in 1999 and constituted a fundamental reform of the civil justice system?

What is the most common remedy in civil justice cases?

How are the Costs of proceedings funded?