Kinds of Laws and Courts
- Created by: shay.
- Created on: 21-03-18 07:19
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- Kinds of Law and Courts
- Civil Cases
- disputes between individuals or groups
- often about rights e.g adoption, company, and consumer rights
- Private case
- County Court
- Most civil cases go here
- Judge without a jury
- Criminal Cases
- In the public interest
- Conflict between the Gov (on behalf of us) and the lawbreakers
- e.g murder, theft and drug dealing
- Crown Court
- Serious crimes, and complex civil cases
- Judge and Jury
- Serious crimes, and complex civil cases
- Small Claims Court
- Less than £10k
- Magistrates
- 95% of criminal cases
- 3 magistrates
- Decide guilt and sentence
- Max = 12 months
- Youth Court
- Informal
- No jury
- Public banned
- first names used
- Civil Cases
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