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Judiciary system in Britain (Crown court (Regular court with judge and…
Judiciary system in Britain
Magistrate's court
Justice of the peace JP
Can fine you for up to 5000 pounds and put you in prison for up to 12 months
95% of the cases
People of integrity and sound sense
Crown court
Regular court with judge and jury
Jury are made of general people
If you are unhappy with a ruling you can go to appeal court, then to the supreme court - not certain that they take the case
Supreme court
Takes cases when/that
Only take significant cases
Evidence is special in some way
Unclear point of law
The verdict of a case in court will affect similar future cases
Lawyer in England
Solicitor
Legal training, handles all kind of legal trials of everyday legal stuff
Can work for companies
Can't argue a case in court
Finds a barrister for cases going to court
Can argue your case in court
Took the bar
Trained by the Inns of Court
Prosecutor or defense
Needs knowledge of earlier cases
Serve as apprentice before they can practice as barristers
The kind of lawyer most people will ever encounter
Wigs as a signal of that when in court the person wearing it is a servant of the crown (Judge and barristers)