Legal Professions
This legal profession is often described as "general practitioner" and involves advising clients on business, family and consumer matters, drafting contracts and selling property/land. They can plead in lower courts.
What is a solicitor?
This is where a case is reviewed which has already been heard in a lower court.
What is appellate Court?
To do something that is not legal / commit a crime.
What is breaking the law?
Members of the public chosen at random from the electoral registers to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
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.
What is Crown Court?
to make sure a law is not broken.
What is enforcing the law?
__________________ 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?
A title of excellence designating a lawyer with outstanding ability. It is informally known as "taking silk" (because they wear a fancy robe).
What is King'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 a decision that has to be respected by lower courts.
What is precedent?
Magistrates are known collectively as:
what is "a bench"?
Only solicitors and barristers that have been fully qualified for 5-7 years can become a __________________ in the UK.
What is judge (UK)?
This is where a majority of small crimes are tried.
What is magistrates' court?
The system used in England, which hold that laws can be based on previous legal decisions, local traditions, as well as religious beliefs and culture, on top of the laws passed by Parliament.
What is common law?
This is the word for a jury that could not reach a decision.
What is a hung jury?
The __________ prosecutes 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, and present those cases in court. It is a public service.
What is the CPS? (Crown Prosecution Services)
This is where a group of specially chosen people examine legal problems of a particular type (for exampel employment).
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?