Task 6. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1) When the House of Lords sits as court only peers who are senior members of the judiciary can take part in the proceedings.

2) The House of Lords is the final court of appeal for civil and criminal cases in the UK.

3) The three divisions of the High Court each hear different kinds of cases.

4) A jury is always present at the Crown Court hearings.

5) The Old Baily is the name of the Crown Court for the London area.

6) The county courts only hear cases concerning statute law.

7) All English judges and magistrates are professional lawyers.

8) The magistrates’ courts hear certain categories of less important cases.

9) The magistrates’ courts investigate some cases which are later tried by jury in the Crown Court.

10) The magistrates’ courts can choose to hear cases with or without a jury.

Task 7. Find in the text synonyms of the following words:

branch, fulfill, take part, be in high post, wholly, comprise, obligation, all over, judgment, appropriate, decide, form, layman, trial.

Task 8. Form the nouns from the following verbs and translate them into Ukrainian:

participate examine

divide conduct

convict prosecute

organize indict

investigate assign

agree decide

elect preside

Task 9. Make up sentences using the following expressions:

The judicial function, to hear appeals, criminal jurisdiction, consists of two judges, sittings are held, indictable offences, inferior courts, civil jurisdiction, Circuit judges, try summarily, minor offences.

Task 10. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions:

1. The highest court is the House … Lords.

2. The High Court is divided… three divisions.

3. Judges sit singly… juries.

4. There is an established convention dating … 1844.

5. The criminal jurisdiction of the High Court is exercised … the Queen’s Bench Division.

6. Divisional courts consisting … two judges have limited jurisdiction …

certain cases.

7. …. theory appeal to the House of Lords is an appeal … the whole House.

8. The Central Criminal Court is a sitting … the Crown Court.

9. Cases may be appealed … the Crown Court.

10. Defendants may be remitted sentence … the Crown Court.

Task 11. Decide which word is an odd one:

a) 1)convention 2) code 3) custom 4) legislation 5) judicial precedent;

b) 1) opposition 2) majority 3) Cabinet 4)Prime Minister 5)Home Secretary;

c) 1) life peerage 2) delaying power 3) Lord Chancellor 4) House of Commons 5) Lords spiritual;

d) 1) recommend 2) pass 3)abolish 4)enact 5)amend;

e) 1) binding precedent 2) judicial decision 3) parliamentary sovereignty 4) common law 5) authority;

f) 1) criminal law 2) case-law 3) Land Law4) Jurisprudence 5)Law of Tort;

g) 1) court 2) judge 3) tribunal 4) investigator 5)barrister.

Task 12. Answer the following questions:

1) What are two main areas of jurisdiction of English courts?

2) Which courts exercise jurisdiction in both areas?

3) Which are the superior courts in England and Wales?

4) Which is the final court of appeal?

5) Which division of the High Court has criminal jurisdiction?

6) What is the maximum number of appeals in a civil case?

7) And in a criminal case?

8) Do the county courts hear all civil cases?

Task 13. Translate the following text into English:

Магістратські суди – це суди, де слухаються дрібні цивільні та карні справи. Вони охоплюють всю територію країни. У самому Лондоні та в інших великих містах, в таких судах головують судді – магістрати. Це професійні юристи, які отримують платню, зазвичай вони засідають одноосібно. В інших місцях країни в таких судах головують мирові судді (зазвичай в складі трьох осіб), які не отримують платню, але котрі повинні мати бездоганну репутацію. Їх навчають основам судочинства, а магістратські клерки допомагають їм у питаннях судової процедури.

Task 14. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

judge, function, parliament, theory, appeal, practice, crime, division, jurisprudence, limit, person, suit, sentence.

Task 15. Complete the following text using the words from the box:

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