# County Courts Act 1984, Section 15: General jurisdiction in actions of contract and tort.

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action founded on contract or tort ....
(2) The county court shall not, except as in this Act provided, have jurisdiction to hear and determine—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) any action in which the title to ... any toll, fair, market or franchise is in question; or
(c) any action for libel or slander.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/28/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-courts-act-1984/section-15
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