P3- Role of Judges, Solicitors and Barristers in Civil Cases
Muhammed Awais
Bella Masons & Co LTD
40 High town Road London
SW1A 2AA
Bedfordshire
LU2 0JQ
Dear Mrs Bella,
In this letter I will explain the role of lawyers in a civil case. There are 2 different types of
lawyers these are solicitors and barristers. I will also explain to you the role of judges in civil cases.
Judges –
Judges have a central role in the legal system of England and Wales. They have to make important decisions in
both criminal cases and civil cases. There are 6 judges which sit several of different courts. There are about 6
judge’s roles, they are district judges which sit in the county court and sometimes they sit in the crown court.
There are also circuit judges, high court judges, court of appeal judges which are also known as lord justices of
appeal and lastly there are lord justices of the Supreme Court. They are the highest court judges in the UK. The
court which is mentioned first are least important than to those which are mentioned last. There are two main
types of judges there are first instance judges and then there are appeal court judges. Both the district and circuit
judges hear civil cases of first instance. District judges will sit in the county court and hear all small claims
track which are cases which are worth up to £10,000 and personal injury cases which are worth up to £1000.
They could even hear some fast track cases which carry value of £10,000 to £25,000. Circuit judges also sit in
county court they hear fast track claims and some multi track claims which are worth over £25,000. Cases which
are over £100,000 will be heard by the Queen’s Bench division and is heard by a high court judge. Judges are
supposed to manage a case they can do this by asking both parties to deal with the case without the court. They
do this so that the case can move quickly and efficiently as possible. Before the case the judge asks if both
parties are ready for the case and tells them that they must co-operate with each other. If the judge can settle a
case he will set a time for the parties to return on a certain date and then it will be decided then. The judge will
need to read information about a case so that he may become familiar with the case. The judge in a civil case
will need to make the decision of a case by himself, this is because there are no juries which sit in a civil case.
At the trial the judge will need to decide on the facts of the case and the evidence which is provided, then they
will need to apply the relevant law to the case lastly they will need to give a reasoned judgement of why the
person will be liable for a crime. The judge will need to consider written and spoken evidence which comes
from both sides. The judge doesn’t need to decide the case quickly, if the case is complex he could take much
longer to come to a decision. If the judge isn’t sure about something he can ask the question to whatever party it
involves. If the claim is successful the judge will need to decide on a remedy or how much compensation he will
need to give to the winning party. The judge in his judgement will decide how much the losing team will need to
pay to the winning team. They will decide if the losing side will need to pay for the winning sides legal fees
which is also known as an injunction.
Barristers –
The role of barristers in a civil case is to prepare for a case hearing and represent a client in the county court or
high court using advocacy. Need to examine and cross examine witnesses which present evidence. They get
advice before hearing in complex and high sentence/ value cases. They need to see what the advantages and
disadvantages of the case are. They seek advice on the action which the judge may take due to the case. They try
to decide a settlement of the case.
Solicitors –
The role of solicitors in a civil case is advise a person and to get legal advice which for the case which they have
to deal with for the first time. They need to gather evidence by interviewing witnesses and they send letters to
the people they are fighting a case against. They try to draw up contracts. They have to deal with making
important documents such as wills and divorce papers. They deal with such things such as helping someone
Muhammed Awais
Bella Masons & Co LTD
40 High town Road London
SW1A 2AA
Bedfordshire
LU2 0JQ
Dear Mrs Bella,
In this letter I will explain the role of lawyers in a civil case. There are 2 different types of
lawyers these are solicitors and barristers. I will also explain to you the role of judges in civil cases.
Judges –
Judges have a central role in the legal system of England and Wales. They have to make important decisions in
both criminal cases and civil cases. There are 6 judges which sit several of different courts. There are about 6
judge’s roles, they are district judges which sit in the county court and sometimes they sit in the crown court.
There are also circuit judges, high court judges, court of appeal judges which are also known as lord justices of
appeal and lastly there are lord justices of the Supreme Court. They are the highest court judges in the UK. The
court which is mentioned first are least important than to those which are mentioned last. There are two main
types of judges there are first instance judges and then there are appeal court judges. Both the district and circuit
judges hear civil cases of first instance. District judges will sit in the county court and hear all small claims
track which are cases which are worth up to £10,000 and personal injury cases which are worth up to £1000.
They could even hear some fast track cases which carry value of £10,000 to £25,000. Circuit judges also sit in
county court they hear fast track claims and some multi track claims which are worth over £25,000. Cases which
are over £100,000 will be heard by the Queen’s Bench division and is heard by a high court judge. Judges are
supposed to manage a case they can do this by asking both parties to deal with the case without the court. They
do this so that the case can move quickly and efficiently as possible. Before the case the judge asks if both
parties are ready for the case and tells them that they must co-operate with each other. If the judge can settle a
case he will set a time for the parties to return on a certain date and then it will be decided then. The judge will
need to read information about a case so that he may become familiar with the case. The judge in a civil case
will need to make the decision of a case by himself, this is because there are no juries which sit in a civil case.
At the trial the judge will need to decide on the facts of the case and the evidence which is provided, then they
will need to apply the relevant law to the case lastly they will need to give a reasoned judgement of why the
person will be liable for a crime. The judge will need to consider written and spoken evidence which comes
from both sides. The judge doesn’t need to decide the case quickly, if the case is complex he could take much
longer to come to a decision. If the judge isn’t sure about something he can ask the question to whatever party it
involves. If the claim is successful the judge will need to decide on a remedy or how much compensation he will
need to give to the winning party. The judge in his judgement will decide how much the losing team will need to
pay to the winning team. They will decide if the losing side will need to pay for the winning sides legal fees
which is also known as an injunction.
Barristers –
The role of barristers in a civil case is to prepare for a case hearing and represent a client in the county court or
high court using advocacy. Need to examine and cross examine witnesses which present evidence. They get
advice before hearing in complex and high sentence/ value cases. They need to see what the advantages and
disadvantages of the case are. They seek advice on the action which the judge may take due to the case. They try
to decide a settlement of the case.
Solicitors –
The role of solicitors in a civil case is advise a person and to get legal advice which for the case which they have
to deal with for the first time. They need to gather evidence by interviewing witnesses and they send letters to
the people they are fighting a case against. They try to draw up contracts. They have to deal with making
important documents such as wills and divorce papers. They deal with such things such as helping someone
