Administration of Justice Act 1925

19 Trial with jury in county courts and other inferior courts of civil jurisdiction

(1) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the trial of actions in a county court or any, other inferior court of civil jurisdiction :—

(a) In actions within the equity jurisdiction of the court, and in actions in which the amount claimed does not exceed five pounds, the trial shall, unless otherwise ordered by the court, be without a jury:

(b) Any action, not being an action to which paragraph (a) of this subsection applies, in which there is a claim in respect of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, seduction or breach of promise of marriage, shall, if any party thereto so requires, be tried with a jury:

(c) Any action, not being an action to which paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subsection applies, shall, if any party thereto so requires, be tried with a jury, unless the court is satisfied on an application made by any party thereto that the action is more fit to be tried without a jury.

(2) In this section the expression " action " includes any matter or other proceeding requiring to be tried, and the expression " equity jurisdiction" in relation to a county court means the equity jurisdiction given to county courts by section sixty-seven of the [51 & 52 Vict. c. 43.] County Courts Act, 1888.