Circuit judge
A county judge who deals with fast track and multi-track trials, appeals from the district judge, and interim applications in more complicated cases. A higher level judge than a district judge.
Civil Litigation
Civil Courts
These include the County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court when they are dealing with civil rather than criminal claims. Employment tribunals (ETs) deal with the civil law. Occasionally, employment matters are dealt with in the civil courts rather than the ET. Information about courts and tribunals is available from the HM […]
Civil Procedure rules (CPR)
These are rules governing how claims are processed in the civil courts. They can be found at http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil