Original sentence: Civil claims under £5,000 are dealt with in the County Court under the 'Small Claims Track'.Claims between £5,000 and £25,000 (£15,000 for cases started before April 2009) that are capable of being tried within one day are allocated to the 'Fast Track' and claims over £25,000 (£15,000 for cases started before April 2009) to the 'Multi Track'.For Personal Injury, Defamation cases and some Landlord and Tenant disputes the thresholds for each track have different values.Judges in the County courts are either former barristers or solicitors, whereas in the High Courts they are more likely to have formerly been a barrister.See Courts of England and Wales for a full list of the types of courts.The County Court is the workhorse of the civil justice system in England and Wales.These 'tracks' are labels for the use of the court system - the actual cases will be heard in the County Court or the High Court depending on their value.This is generally known to the lay public as the 'Small Claims Court' but does not exist as a separate court
Edited sentence: " These 'tracks' are labels for the use of the court system - the actual cases will be heard in the County Court or the High Court depending on their value.Civil claims with an amount in controversy under £5,000 are dealt with in the County Court under the Small Claims Track (sometimes known to the lay public as "Small Claims Court," although it is not a separate court).Claims between £5,000 and £25,000 (£15,000 for cases started before April 2009) that are capable of being tried within one day are allocated to the "Fast Track" and claims over £25,000 (£15,000 for cases started before April 2009) to the "Multi Track.For personal injury, defamation, and some landlord-tenant dispute cases the thresholds for each track have different values.Judges in the County Courts are either former barristers or solicitors, whereas in the High Courts they are more likely to have formerly been a barrister.The County Court is the main trial court of the civil justice system in England and Wales