Civil courts and civil process: past paper questions
Real questions on civil courts and civil process
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- 9084/11 · October/November 2025 · Q8a[10]
Explain the pre-trial procedures required before taking a civil claim to court.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2025 · Q8b[15]
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making a claim in the civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2025 · Q8a[10]
Explain the pre-trial procedures required before taking a civil claim to court.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2025 · Q8b[15]
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making a claim in the civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2024 · Q1[2]
Identify two courts which deal with civil cases.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2024 · Q1[2]
Identify two courts which deal with civil cases.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · May/June 2024 · Q1[2]
Identify the two divisions of the Court of Appeal.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · May/June 2024 · Q8a[10]
Explain how civil cases are allocated for trial.
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · May/June 2024 · Q8b[15]
Discuss the extent to which the allocation of cases enables the civil courts to deal with them justly and at reasonable cost.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · May/June 2024 · Q8a[10]
Explain how cases are allocated in the civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · May/June 2024 · Q8b[15]
Discuss how far the Woolf reforms have improved the civil process.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · October/November 2023 · Q4[6]
Describe the role of three civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2023 · Q4[6]
Describe the role of three civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/11 · May/June 2023 · Q4[6]
Describe two tracks to which cases might be allocated in the civil courts.
See it on the paper → - 9084/22 · October/November 2022 · Q1d[20]
Describe the work of the civil courts which hear cases at first instance. Evaluate the effectiveness of the reforms to the civil justice system introduced since the Woolf Report in 1996. Source material for Question 1 Practice Directions 27 – The Small Claims Track (adapted) Judges 1 The functions of the court will gen...
See it on the paper → - 9084/12 · May/June 2022 · Q1[25]
Describe how an unsuccessful claimant in a civil case might appeal. Assess the difficulties in making such an appeal.
See it on the paper → - 9084/13 · October/November 2020 · Q2[25]
Explain the process by which a jury is selected. Assess the extent to which this ensures that a jury reflects its community.
See it on the paper → - 9084/21 · October/November 2020 · Q2a[10]
Carly, a tenant, brings an action against her landlord, Harold. She claims £750 for essential repairs to the property which she had paid for following his refusal to pay for the work to be done. The case is allocated to the small claims court and Carly receives a letter containing standard directions and a date for a h...
See it on the paper → - 9084/21 · October/November 2020 · Q2b[10]
Paul pays Franco £6000 to build a garage for his car. Franco does not follow Paul’s measurements and the garage is too small. Paul decides to take Franco to court. Both agree that they want the dispute resolved quickly. The court allocates the case and writes to Paul and Franco with the special direction that there wil...
See it on the paper → - 9084/21 · October/November 2020 · Q2c[10]
Anita wants to make a personal injury claim for £900 against her employer, Richard, for an accident when she tripped over a loose computer cable at work and cut her head. All the correct procedures for the hearing are followed. On the day of the hearing Anita has a heart attack and is admitted to hospital. As Anita mis...
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What examiners said
Candidates had to choose three civil courts to focus on to answer this question. Candidates gained 1 mark for identifying the court and an additional 1 mark for a brief description of each of the 3 courts they chose. The majority of candidates successfully identified the relevant courts, although the description often focused on judicial precedent or on the judges that sit in the courts The stron...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9084/11 Q4 (Cambridge)
Many candidates correctly identified the three tracks and wrote some description of each to achieve full marks. The description that accompanied the identification came in the form of financial limits, courts and types of judges and some narrative around the requirement, or lack thereof of legal representation. Weaker candidates confused inherent terminology and there was evidence of terms such a...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 9084/11 Q4 (Cambridge)
This question had a very specific focus on the work of the civil courts at first instance; material on the appellate courts and civil judges was not relevant and attracted no credit. The best answers focused on each of the civil courts in turn, beginning with the type of cases they hear and moving on to their jurisdiction and the relevant financial limits. The evaluative aspect of the question foc...
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 9084/22 Q1(d) (Cambridge)
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