Legal Exam

Question 0

Criminal

Answer 0

1. Code of conduct
2. Protect from harm
3. Values and circumstances
4. Resolve disputes

Question 1

Law making through courts

Answer 1

1. Decide facts
2. What law applies?
3. Apply relevant law to facts
4. Reach decision

Question 2

Civil

Answer 2

1. Protect rights
2. Impose a duty in others
3. Provide a remedy

Question 3

Court hierarchy

Answer 3

1. Allows for appeals
2. Administrative convenience
3. Doctrine of precedent
4. Specialisation

Question 4

Case known

Answer 4

Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills

Question 5

Precedent

Answer 5

Principle of law established by a court in the process of resolving a dispute

Question 6

Statutory Interpretation

Answer 6

Process of interpreting the words in legislation to determine the intention of parliament.

Question 7

Defamation

Answer 7

A written or verbal communication that lowers a persons reputation in the eyes of others in the community

Question 8

Damages civil remedy

Answer 8

Suffered financial or physical loss
General, specific, exemplary, nominal
Wrongs act- regulates