Advantages and Disadvantages of Civil Courts

What’s an advantage of a civil court? (legal professionals)

presided by a qualified judge, experienced, lawyers who have dealt with complex legal cases. They will apply established rules of evidence and procedure to ensure the case is dealt with fairly and without favouring one or another. They provide reasoned opinions for liability so the parties can see how the decision was reached.

What’s an advantage of civil courts (appeals)?

reasoned judgments can be studied for accuracy of the law used by the judge to reach a decision. If their are inaccuracies there is a clear, structured appeal route.

What’s an advantage of civil courts (track system)?

case is managed through a process to minimise delays and both parties will know in advance the number of witnesses allowed and the length of a hearing.

What’s an advantage of civil courts (Open System)?

the court system provides an open system of justice as the public and press are allowed to sit in and report most cases.

What’s a disadvantage of civil courts? (money)

the rule in civil cases is the loser has to pay the winning sides legal costs as well as their own, as a result it means that it takes more time for the sum to be claimed, delay.

What’s a disadvantage of civil courts? (three-track)

even with a system, there is still delays in completing the preliminary stages of a claim. When completed there is a further delay in arranging a hearing date. some cases have been known to take several years.

What’s a disadvantage of civil courts? (no-win)

A claimant can only apply for a lawyer for a no-win, no fee arrangement in personal injury claims. A lawyer will only agree if they have a high chance of winning, if found not to succeed the claimant has to fund it themselves. But, this is difficult as the court system is hard to understand and highly expensive.

What’s a disadvantage of civil courts? (judge)

despite the system of precedent, there is no certainty of the outcome and no guarantee of winning a case until a judge makes a final ruling.