Other courts

Some cases go to the ordinary courts rather than to the tribunals. For example, police prosecutions for offences to do with picketing (see Chapter 9) go to either the Magistrates’ Court or the Crown Court, depending on the severity of the charge. Claims for breach of contract if the employee is still employed go to the County Court or the High Court. There is a general legal principle that if you bring a claim in one court, you cannot then take the same claim to another.