County Courts Act 1984
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The County Courts Act 1984 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and sets out the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the county courts in England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County Courts Act 1984 canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
primary legislation ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Access to Justice Act 1999
ⓘ
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ Crime and Courts Act 2013 ⓘ Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil litigation below High Court level ⓘ |
| citation | 1984 c. 28 ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on appeals from county courts
ⓘ
provisions on commencement and transfer of proceedings ⓘ provisions on officers and staff of county courts ⓘ provisions on remedies and enforcement in county courts ⓘ provisions on rules of court for county courts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
jurisdiction of county courts
ⓘ
powers of county court judges ⓘ powers of district judges in county courts ⓘ procedural framework for county court proceedings ⓘ |
| governs | county courts in England and Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil law of England and Wales ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Welsh law ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to county courts ⓘ |
| partOf | civil justice framework of England and Wales ⓘ |
| providesFor |
allocation of business between High Court and county courts
ⓘ
monetary limits for county court jurisdiction (as amended over time) ⓘ specialist county court jurisdictions in certain matters ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate enactments relating to county courts in England and Wales
ⓘ
to set out the structure, jurisdiction and procedures of county courts ⓘ |
| regulates |
civil claims in county courts
ⓘ
enforcement of county court judgments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Procedure Rules (for some matters)
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Procedure Rules
Senior Courts Act 1981 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1984-10-26 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | County Courts Act 1984 self-link ⓘ |
| status | amended ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil courts
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civil procedure ⓘ county courts ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | England and Wales ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1984 ⓘ |
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