Law centres

How equity began

1 by about the 12^th century.

2.either the cause of the action or the grounds for the claim made.

3.the litigants had to fit their case to one of the set types

4.who authorised the Chancellor to consider the cases.

5.questioned the parties in person.

Solicitors

1.enjoy die rights of audience in any court.

2.much more advocacy of the criminal cases in the magistrates’ courts than barristers.

3.to deal with conveyancing work exceptionally.

4.by banks and building societies, insurance companies etc.

5.you may either approach the solicitor directly or go to the organisations and voluntary bodies, such as the Solicitors’ Family Law Association, the Citizens Advice Bureaux etc.

Barristers

1.the Bar Council.

2.to advocate in the superior courts.

3.any case within their claimed area of specialisation and for which a reasonable fee is offered.

4.can’t form partnerships

5.are situated in London area.

4. Do we need legal professionals?

1.can provide accessible, economic and uncomplicated legal service.

2.have higher moral standards than ordinary people.

3.they pay so well.

4.laymen or non-professionals may be good for society when the]/ offer good quality services at a low price.

5.consumers will buy the goods and services of good quality and at a low price.

The Jury System

1.since the Norman conquest.

2.under Henry II.

3.report on events they knew about and deliberate on evidence produced by the parties.

4.the jury' enjoyed the right to gi re a verdict according to their conscience.

5.decreased the number of cases that were to be tried with the jury participation

Jury nobbling

1.in Northern Ireland

2.jury nobbling

3.intimidation or threatening to harm people involved in a trial including jurors.

4.it will foresee a retrial after acquittal quashing.

5.have police protection to and from the court

7. The magistrates' courts

1. by 1992.

2. 105 commissions.

3. by local committees for each commission area.

4. by the government.

5. by a Magistrates’ Coup Committee.

The justices,of the peace

1. in response to a crime wave.

2. OVER 1 mil crim cases

3. NOT lay ppl

4. The Queen + lord Chancellor

5. In large cities

Criminal jurisdiction

1.in groups of three.

2.a treble task: the facts, the law and the sentence.

3. are tried summari1y.

4. tried summarily.

5.abolishing the defendant’s right to jury trial.

Law centres

to all people living or working in their area.

#2. they enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and their staying open beyond office hours.

#3. by both local and central government and some of them also by local private firms.

#4.they do not depend on case-by-case funding.

#5in areas not covered by the statutory scheme.

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