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Index

1. First Questions

Introduction
The JSB
The County Court
Keeping Control
The Judge's Role
Criminal Conduct
Boxwork
Case Management
Human Rights
Orders
Conclusion

2. Jurisdication

Jurisdiction of the Circuit and District Judge
Table 2.1
Table 2.2

3. Judges and Adminstration

Judges and Adminstrators
Who are the administrators
Grades of Civil Servant
Where does Judging end and Adminstration begin?
Problems

4. Case Management

General
Pre-allocation Scrutiny
Allocating to Track
Allocation to the small claims track
Allocation to the fast track
Allocation to the multi-track

5. The Small Claims Track

Introduction
Allocation to Small Claims Track
Jurisdiction
Directions
The Final Hearing
Setting judgement aside and rehearing
Appeals

6. Injunctions

Introduction
Nature of an Injuction
Basic Definitions
Interim injunctions
Injunctions on notive and not on notice
Final Injuctions
Prohibitory/negative injuctions
Positive/mandatory injunctions
Statutory jurisdictions
Injunctions which the county court rarely or never grants
Powers of the County Court
Powers of the particular judges
The Interim Injunction
Mandatory Interim Injuctions
Conditions
Cost in applications for interim injuctions
The final injunction
Permission to apply for a final injunction
Undertakings
People against whom injuctions should not be made
Damage in lieu of an injuction
Practice on an application
Drafting the order
Freezing orders
Specialist statutory jurisdiction

7. Committals

Existing and new proceedings
The jurisdiction of District Judges
Circuit Judges and Recorders
Criminal contempt in the County Court
Dismissals and Adjournments
Remands
Findings
Punishment generally
How does the court exercise its powers?
Sentencing guidelines
What length of sentence?
Human Rights
Purging contempt
The mentally ill defendant

8. Costs

Introduction
The Cost Rules
What Order might you make? (Rule 44.3(6)
Funding arrangements
Fast Track Costs
Summary Assessment
Summary assessment - assisted persons and LSC funded clients
Guideline Rates
Deciding how much to Award
Small Claims
Who is a litigant in person?
Detailed Assessment
Miscellany
Annex 1

9. Part 36 and Settlements

Introduction

10. Delivering judgment

Introduction

11. Enforcement of Civil Judgmets

General

12. Appeals

Introduction

13. IT in the Court

Introduction

14. Possession proceedings

Part 1: Possession Claims
Part 2: Secure Tenancies
Part 3: Assured Tenancies
Mandatory Grounds
Part 4: Mortgages
Part 5: Civil Procedure Rules Part 55
Powers of Arrest

15. Insolvency

Introduction

16. Civil Judges

Civil jury trials

17. Damages 

Introduction
Damages for Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity
Range of Awards continued      
Nature of Injury
Past and Future Loss - The Basis of Assessment
The Lord Chancellor's decision
Loss of Earnings
Claims for Care
Past and Future medical expenses
Pension Loss - The approach to calculation
Travel Expenses and other Benefits
Loss of Social Secuirty Benefits
Deductions from any award

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