Principles of Debt Recovery

Outcome 1: explain the structure and jurisdiction of the civil courts

The candidate will be able to:

• describe the hierarchy of the civil courts ie House of Lords, Court of Appeal High Court, County Court (including Small Claims Court)
• identify key court personnel and describe their main areas of responsibility ie judges, barristers, solicitors, legal executives
• describe the jurisdiction of the civil courts in relation to debt matters ie small claims, multi and fast-track
• describe the track system and illustrate how allocation works
• explain in outline the structure and purpose of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)
• explain the overriding objective of the CPR
• describe the doctrine of precedent within the civil court structure.