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OCR A-Level Law H418
Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution
Criminal Courts and Lay People
Legal Personnel
Access to Justice
Rules and Theory of Criminal Law
General Elements of Criminal Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Offences Against Property
Mental Capacity Defences
Preliminary Offences
Evaluation in Criminal Law
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
European Union Law
Rules and Theory of Tort
Liability in Negligence
Occupiers’ Liability
Torts Connected to Land
Vicarious Liability
Defences
Remedies in Tort
Evaluation in Tort
Introduction to the Nature of Law
Law and Society
Rules and Theory of Human RightsHuman rights
Protection of the Individual’s Human Rights and Freedoms in the UKHuman rights
Key Provisions of the European Convention on Human RightsHuman rights
Human Rights and English LawHuman rights
Enforcement of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Evaluation in Human RightsHuman rights
Rules and Theory of ContractContract
FormationContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Remedies in ContractContract
Evaluation in ContractContract
Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution
- 2 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- Component 1
What Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution covers
Where a civil claim is heard and how else a dispute might be settled without going to court at all.
Where it is assessed
Component 1
The legal system, Section A of the first paper.
Check the OCR specification ↗The 2 subtopics
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- Civil courts: jurisdiction, procedure and appealsRecall questions on the jurisdiction of the County Court and the three divisions of the High Court, pre-action steps and disclosure, the small claims, fast and multi-tracks, the grounds and routes of civil appeal, and the advantages and disadvantages of using the civil courts.Open →
- Employment tribunals and alternative dispute resolutionRecall questions on the jurisdiction, panel and procedure of employment tribunals, on negotiation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration as forms of ADR, and on the advantages and disadvantages of ADR compared with going to court.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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How do negotiation, mediation and conciliation differ as forms of ADR?
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What types of cases does the Family Division of the High Court handle?
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What ground for civil appeal exists when the judge reached incorrect conclusions about the evidence?
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What types of civil cases does the County Court have jurisdiction over, and what is its typical financial limit?
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List five types of matters dealt with by the Chancery Division of the High Court.
Process
How does the outcome of mediation differ from the outcome of arbitration?
Process
Why might the enforceability of ADR outcomes be considered a disadvantage (excluding arbitration)?
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What principles does the Arbitration Act 1996 set out?
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What types of civil cases does the County Court have jurisdiction over, and what is its typical financial limit?
Model answer
The County Court hears most contract and tort claims; claims up to £100,000 must be started there. Family matters now go to the Family Court.
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What criteria determine whether a civil case is heard in the High Court rather than the County Court?
Model answer
The High Court handles complex or high-value civil cases, typically those exceeding £100,000 or involving significant legal complexity.
- 3
What pre-trial procedure requires both parties to reveal relevant documents to each other?
Model answer
Disclosure of relevant documents.
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What must parties exchange before trial to inform each other of the evidence witnesses will give?
Model answer
Exchange of witness statements.
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What is the financial limit for claims on the small claims track, and what is a key characteristic of its procedure?
Model answer
Claims up to £10,000. The procedure is designed to be informal, with limited costs recoverable.
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What value range of claims does the fast track handle, and what is the maximum trial length?
Model answer
Claims between £10,000 and £25,000, with trials lasting no more than one day.
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Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution revision questions
- What does Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution cover in OCR A-Level Law?
- 2 subtopics: civil courts: jurisdiction, procedure and appeals and employment tribunals and alternative dispute resolution. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution organised?
- By the OCR H418 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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