Legal Professions
This legal profession is often described as "general practitioner" and involves advising clients on business, family and consumer matters, drawing up wills, drafting contracts and selling property/land.
What is a solicitor?
This is where a case is reviewed which has already been heard in a lower court.
What is appellate Court (Court of Appeal)?
To do something that is not legal/ commit a crime.
What is breaking the law?
What is the jury / what are jurors?
This legal profession does three things: appears in court to represent others, gives specialized legal advice in person or in writing, and drafts documents. They have rights of audience in all courts.
What are barristers?
This is where serious criminal cases are heard by a judge and jury.
to make sure a law is not broken.
When jurors are subjected to threats or bribery to influence their verdict, this is known as jury _____________.
What is tampering?
A title of excellence designating a lawyer with outstanding ability. It is informally known as "taking silk."
What is Queen's Council?
This is the highest court in the jurisdiction, the court of last resort.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the word for laws created by the government of a country.
What is Legislation?
__________________ are a vital part of the criminal justice system, dealing with over 97% of cases in their entirety. They do not usually have any legal qualifications, but must be of good character. They are not paid.
What are magistrates?
The __________ was set up in 1986 to prosecute criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. Its role is to advise the police on cases for possible prosecution, review cases submitted by the police for prosecution, determine the charges in serious cases and present those cases in court.
What is the CPS? (Crown Prosecution Services)
This is where a majority of small crimes are tried.
What is magistrates' court?
Laws that have come into being over a long period and are based on previous legal decisions, local traditions, religious beliefs and culture.
What is common law?
Magistrates are known collectively as:
what is "a bench"?
Only solicitors and barristers that have been fully qualified for 7-10 years can become a __________________ in the UK. In Scotland, they are called ______________________.
What is judge (UK) and sheriff (Scotland)?
This is where a group of specially chosen people examine legal problems of a particular type.
What is Tribunal?
This type of law helps people to make claims for compensation when someone hurts them or damages their property.
What is tort law?
In a civil case, jurors must reach a verdict of ____________ or _________ ____________.
What is liable or not liable?