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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Official Referee
An official referee was formerly a judicial officer of the *Supreme Court responsible for handling technically complex or detailed disputes.
Such cases commonly involved prolonged examination of accounts, construction disputes, engineering matters, or cases involving large quantities of technical evidence.
The office was abolished by the Courts Act 1971, but the functions formerly carried out by official referees continue through judges assigned to specialist courts.
The court previously known as the official referee’s court is now called the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Judges of the Technology and Construction Court now handle specialist commercial and technical litigation formerly dealt with by official referees.
An official referee was formerly a judicial officer of the *Supreme Court responsible for handling technically complex or detailed disputes.
Such cases commonly involved prolonged examination of accounts, construction disputes, engineering matters, or cases involving large quantities of technical evidence.
The office was abolished by the Courts Act 1971, but the functions formerly carried out by official referees continue through judges assigned to specialist courts.
The court previously known as the official referee’s court is now called the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Judges of the Technology and Construction Court now handle specialist commercial and technical litigation formerly dealt with by official referees.
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