Criminal Courts and Lay People

Question 1

Courts and Prosecution

Answer 1

Magistrate Courts (summary offences) and Crown court (indictable offences).

CPS

Question 2

Bail

Answer 2

s4 BAil Act 1976 - Issued by police or court, can be refused. Some conditions are residing at an address, no contact with some people, surrender passport, report to station at certain times

Question 3

Magistrates

Answer 3

part time, unsalaried judge.

Question 4

Juries

Answer 4

drawn from the electorate and decide the guilt of offenders in the Crown Court

Question 5

Barristers

Answer 5

self employed advocates who practice out of chambers, sharing administrative staff. Their work includes being briefed by a solicitor on behalf of a client or approached directly in certain civil matters

Question 6

Solicitors

Answer 6

Acting as first contact with clients needing legal advice, acting as advocates for clients in the lower courts generally, legal advice on a range of special areas

Question 7

Legal executives

Answer 7

Acting as first contact with clients needing legal advice in straightforward cases, giving legal advice to clients on a range of specialist areas, handling legal aspects of a property transfer

Question 8

+ and - of Juries

Answer 8

+ Privacy of decision making process.

• Slow and expensive.

Question 9

Regulation

Answer 9

A process whereby the actions of individuals or a collective are overseen and governed by an authorised organisation.

Question 10

Legal services board

Answer 10

It suggests reform and recommendations to modernise the legal services market.

Question 11

Legal Ombudsman

Answer 11

If dispute between client and lawyer cannot be resolved by themselves or relevant regulatory body, then the case will be referred to LO