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The "small claims court" is an informal name for the District Court when operating under its Small Claims Procedure court rules. [72] The Courts of Conscience of boroughs in the Republic of Ireland were superseded under the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 by the District Court, which operates throughout the state. [ 73 ]
Small Claims Track: Most claims under £10,000. Note: the normal limit for housing disrepair cases and personal injury claims is £1,000. [2] Fast Track: Between £10,000 to £25,000; Multi Track: Claims for over £25,000, or for lesser money sums where the case involves complex points of law and/or evidence.
The modern County Court in England and Wales was created by the County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95), which created a jurisdiction for small civil claims intended to be more coherent, and less cumbersome and costly, than the universal jurisdiction of the High Court or the remnants of local courts administering justice in civil matters.
A History of the County Court, 1846–1971. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62232-8. For the courts that opened on 15 March 1847: the Order in Council of 9 March 1847 bringing the 1846 Act into force on 15 March 1847 and establishing the original 491 county courts was published in a supplement to the London Gazette on 10 March 1847. [150]
The Senior Courts of England and Wales were originally created by the Judicature Acts as the "Supreme Court of Judicature". It was renamed the "Supreme Court of England and Wales" in 1981, [8] and again to the "Senior Courts of England and Wales" by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (to distinguish it from the new Supreme Court of the United Kingdom).
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For example, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales include specialized courts or lists for admiralty, [122] insolvency, [123] and patents, [124] which in the United States would typically be subject to jurisdiction in federal tribunals, such as the United States Bankruptcy Courts [125] or the United States District Courts, and ...