Cases
This case said that secret evidence could not be used in court
Al Rawi V The Secret Service
Which body vets and decides which name to nominate to the Lord Chancellor?
Judicial Appointments Commission
This key word means that judges have the power to look over laws and actions and decide if they are incompatible or in breach of the HRA
Judges should be kept from the public eye and be....
Anonymous
There are two branches to the court system a __________ division and a ________ division.
Criminal and Civil
R V Horncastle said that what could be used to convict?
Hearsat evidence
Judges cannot be removed for just any reason. They stay in their job until the age of
70
If a High Court or higher judge reaches a decision on a new issue of law it sets a what for all to follow?
Precedent
Judges have to make sure their decisions are rooted in...
Law
What is the lowest form of court in the UK? Presided over by JPs
Magistrates
Huge case that led to the Supreme Court declaring UK laws incompatible with EU laws.
Factortame (Ltd) V Secretary of State for Transport
Salaries are paid from where?
The Consolidated Fund
They can declare the actions of the executive to be:
Ultra Vires
What should not become a matter of public record?
Their political allegiance
What is the most senior judge in the Supreme Court known as?
The President of the Supreme Court
Full name: ECHR does not supersede statute law.
R (Nicklinson) V Ministry of Justice
Under sub judice rules, the media, ministers and other individuals are prevented from speaking out publicly during legal proceedings. If they do, what offence have they commited?
Contempt of Court
How many judges of the Supreme Court need to sit on a case for it to be heard (at least ____)
5
Judges will have served as what for years before becoming judges?
Barristers
Of the current 11 Justices on the UK Supreme Court, how many are female?
2
R (HS2 Action Alliance Limited) v Secretary of State for Transport, the Court said the government could ignore EU ___________ on this issue.
What is the name of the Act that created a new, separate Supreme Court and what year was it passed?
Constitutional Reform Act (2005)
In the case of Sutherland (AP) V Her Majesty's Advocate (2020) the decision was that the rights of children come first. The issue was whether or not evidence gathered by so called............. breached a person's right to a private life
Paedophile Hunters
Who regulates judges?
The Law Society
In order to become a Supreme Court justice in America, judges are nominated by the President and have to go through hearings and a vote to be confirmed by who?
The Senate