Study Guide


# Question
1 What type of cases do County Courts deals with?
2 Who are Solicitors?
3 Which Court deals with the most serious civil cases (for example, when a large amount of compensation is being claimed) in Scotland?
4 Which country has a jury of 15 members?
5 Which Court deals with the serious offences tried in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
6 Which Court deals with the serious offences tried in Scotland?
7 Where are the most serious cases in Scotland handled?
8 Who is not eligible to do jury service?
9 In Scotland, serious cases are heard in a Crown Court in front of a judge and a jury.
10 In Wales, the jury decides whether a person is ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ or ‘not proven’ based on what they have heard.
11 What happens when the Jury finds a defendant guilty?
12 Which country has 12 members in their jury?
13 In Scotland, the jury decides whether a person is ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ or ‘not proven’ based on what they have heard.
14 Which court deals with the minor criminal cases in Northern Ireland, England and Wales?
15 Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) are members of which community?
16 In England, Wales and Scotland, the Magistrates and Justices of the Peace is usually unpaid.
17 In Northern Ireland, the minor cases are heard by whom?
18 From where can you get the names of the local solicitors and the areas of law in which they specialise?
19 What are the Judges responsible for?
20 In England and Wales, for how much amount is the Small Claims Procedure used?
21 In Scotland, for how much amount is the Small Claims Procedure used?
22 From where can you get the details about the Small Claims procedure?
23 Which court deals with cases of children aged 10 to 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
24 What is special about the Youth Court?
25 In Scotland, which System is used to deal with children and young people who have committed an offence?
26 In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, if an accused person is aged 10 to 17, the case is normally heard in a Youth Court
27 What is meant by Old Bailey?