The Legal System

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Decks in this class (33)

Juries Qualifications A01
Juries act 1974 and criminal just...,
Ineligible 2,
Disqualified 3
6  cards
Juries Selection and Appointment A01
Who administers the jury summonin...,
How are potential jurors selected...,
What is jury vetting 3
10  cards
Juries Role A01
What types of cases are tried in ...,
What happens in a case of jury ta...,
What is the process once the jury...
8  cards
Advantages of Trial by Jury A03
What are the 4 wdps for advantage...,
P1 don t have to follow precedent...,
Dp1 jurors more inclined to reach...
13  cards
Disadvantages of Trial by Jury A03
What are the 4 wdps for disadvant...,
P1 jurors have been known to not ...,
Dp1 r v owen df was undoubtedly g...
13  cards
Magistrates Qualifications A01
What are the basic eligibility re...,
Who cannot apply to become a magi...,
What are the first three key qual...
7  cards
Magistrates Selection and Appointment A01
What is encouraged of applicants ...,
What is the first step in the mag...,
What is considered during the fir...
7  cards
Magistrates Role A01
What is the role of magistrates i...,
What percentage of criminal cases...,
What sentencing options do magist...
7  cards
Employment Tribunals A01
What sort of disputes do employme...,
Tribunals courts and enforcement ...,
What is the composition of the pa...
5  cards
Employment Tribunals A03
What are the 4 wdps for the advan...,
P1 panel is impartial 2,
Dp1 panel consists of 2 lay people 3
13  cards
Arbitration A01
What is arbitration 1,
What is the small claims procedur...,
Who typically uses arbitration to...
17  cards
Arbitration A03
What are the 4 wdps for the advan...,
P1 legally binding decision 2,
Dp1 can be enforced by the courts 3
13  cards
Mediation and Conciliation A01
What is mediation 1,
How does mediation differ from co...,
In what types of disputes is medi...
15  cards
Mediation and Conciliation A03
What are the 4 wdps of mediation ...,
P1 hard to enforce the remedy 2,
Dp1 non binding remedy 3
13  cards
The Judiciary Role A01
Who are the lord justices of the ...,
What is the role of the criminal ...,
How does the civil division of th...
10  cards
Judiciary A03
What are the 4 evaluative wdps fo...,
P1 security of tenure the govt ca...,
Dp1 judges cannot be prosecuted f...
13  cards
Judicial Independence A01
What is the theory of the separat...,
Why is judicial independence impo...,
How is judicial independence main...
9  cards
Advantages of judicial independence A03
What are the 4 wdps for advantage...,
P1 separation of powers 2,
Dp1 judges independence from the ...
13  cards
Civil Courts - 4 track system A01
What are the 4 tracks 1,
Where are small claims cases heard 2,
Who are small claims cases heard ...
20  cards
Pre-trial procedure for issuing a civil claim
What are the 4 stages of the pre ...,
Claim form 2,
What are the defendants 4 choices...
5  cards
Civil Courts Appeal Routes A01
What are the 3 starting places th...,
What sorts of cases will be heard...,
Who can the df or cl appeal to fr...
11  cards
Advantages of civil courts and appeals A03
What are the 4 wdps for advantage...,
P1 heard by a fully qualified jud...,
Dp2 fairer trial unlike lay peopl...
13  cards
Disadvantages of civil courts and Appeals A03
What are the 4 wdps for disadvant...,
P1 inequality of bargaining power 2,
Dp1 restricts access to justice 3
13  cards
Criminal Courts and Appeals - Three categories of offence A01
What are the 3 types of offence 1,
Define summary offences with exam...,
Where are summary offences heard ...
7  cards
Criminal Appeals - Appeal route MC - UKSC A01
What are the different criminal a...,
Explain the grounds for a defenda...,
Explain the crown courts choices ...
12  cards
Sentencing A01
What are the aims of sentencing 1,
What is the retributive aim of se...,
What is deterrence in the context...
24  cards
Sentencing Procedure A01
What is a pre sentence report 1,
What are aggravating factors in s...,
What are mitigating factors in se...
8  cards
Solicitors Role A01
How many solicitors are currently...,
How many work in private law firms 2,
If they don t work in private law...
7  cards
Regulations and Complains for a Solicitor A01
Who are solicitors governed by 1,
Who are solicitors regulated by 2,
What issues may the solicitors re...
6  cards
Barristers A01
How many barristers are working i...,
If they are not working for a pri...,
Where do barristers typically wor...
13  cards
Regulations and Complains for a Barrister A01
Who are barristers governed by 1,
Who are barristers regulated by 2,
What does the bar standards board...
11  cards
Legal Executives A01
How many legal executives current...,
Where do legal executives work 2,
What are the 5 main roles of lega...
4  cards
Regulations and Complains for a Legal Executive A01
Who are legal executives governed...,
Who are legal executives regulate...,
What can the cilex regulation boa...
6  cards

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