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... strict timetable is enforced so that no expensive time-wasting occurs with the parties' lawyers. It is intended to deal with claims from start to finish within 30 weeks though research in 2000 showed that this has not been met in many cases. A Circuit Judge will usually hear the case within a day if possible. The third track is the multi-track for claims over £15,000, again in the County Court but also in the High Court for larger claims over £50,000 or for legally complex cases. The judge acts as a manager of the case, again to speed up procedures and may even suggest ADR as an alternative. (ii) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is able to give preliminary rulings under Article 234 where UK courts can ask it for assistance in understanding European Law. Rulings from the ECJ are binding on even the House of Lords so this is ...