Vocabulary Notes

1. The Central Criminal Court - The Old Bailey, also known as Justice Hall, the SessionsHouse, was named after the street in which it was located, just off Newgate Street and next to Newgate Prison, in the western part of the City of London. Over the centuries the building has been periodically remodelled and rebuilt in ways which both reflected and influenced the changing ways trials were carried out and reported [www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/The-old-bailey]. - Центральный уголовный суд; Олд-Бейли (традиционное название центрального уголовного суда).

2. The Recorder of London - The most senior permanent judge of the Central Criminal Court has the title of Recorder of London, and his deputy has the title of Common Serjeant of London [www.law-glossary.com/definition/Recorder-of-London]ю

3. The Master of the Rolls - The Master of the Rolls is one of the Heads of Division and is Head of Civil Justice. As the leading judge dealing with the civil work of the Court of Appeal, he or she presides over the most difficult and sensitive cases. As a Head of Division and Member of the Privy Council, the Master of the Rolls is given the prefix 'Right Honourable' [www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/the-judiciary-in-detail/judicial+roles/judges/profile-mor].

4. the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 - Prior to the introduction of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 defendants were not allowed to give evidence at trial. The introduction of this Act made it so that all defendants can now be regarded as competent but not compellable. Co-defendants are also competent but cannot be compelled to give evidence against the co-accused [www.ukessays.com/essays/law/witness-evidence-defendant].

5. the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) - Part I Powers to Stop and Search; Part II Powers of Entry, Search and Seizure; Part III Arrest; Part IV Detention; Part V Questioning and Treatment of Persons by Police; Part VI Codes of Practice – General; Part VII Documentary Evidence in Criminal Proceedings [www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/contents].

6. the Criminal Justice Act 2003 - An Act to make provision about criminal justice (including the powers and duties of the police) and about dealing with offenders; to amend the law relating to jury service; to amend Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Part 5 of the Police Act 1997; to make provision about civil proceedings brought by offenders; and for connected purposes [20th November 2003] [www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/contents].

7. the Law Commission - the Law Commission is the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where it is needed. The Law Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice [www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/index].

8. the Clerk of the Court - A court clerk (British English clerk to the court; American English clerk of the court or clerk of court) is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors. Traditionally, the clerk also was the custodian of the court's seal, which is used to authenticate copies of the court's orders, judgments and other records [www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_clerk].

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