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Who bears the burden of proof in criminal proceedings?

  1. The prosecution

  2. The jury

  3. The judge

  4. The defendant

Correct Answer is A

 

What is an evidential burden?

  1. It is a burden to adduce evidence to make an issue ‘live’ in a case.

  2. It is a type of proof burden.

  3. It means the defendant has to prove the defence of insanity

  4. It means that whenever the burden of proof is reversed to the defendant, he has to prove the defence on a balance of probabilities.

Correct Answer is A

 

On most criminal law modules, the only two defences which the defendant has to prove are…?

  1. Diminished responsibility and insanity

  2. Self-defence and diminished responsibility

  3. Self-defence and mistake

  4. Insanity and mistake

Correct Answer is A

 

Which sentence below most accurately describes the effect of s. 8 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967?

  1. It provides that intention or foresight are proved when the fact-finder infers it from all of the evidence.

  2. The fact-finder is bound to infer the defendant foresaw the result of his actions.

  3. It governs the admissibility of evidence.

  4. It states the prosecution cannot prove exactly what the defendant was thinking at the time of the commission of the crime.

Correct Answer is A

 

Who of the following was NOT a proponent of natural law?

  1. Jeremy Bentham

  2. Aristotle

  3. St Augustine

  4. St Thomas Aquinas

Correct Answer is A

 

The term ‘common law’ has three different meanings. Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the term ‘common law’?

  1. Laws created by Parliament.

  2. A legal system that is based on that of England.

  3. The body of law as made by judges through the determination of cases.

  4. The system of law that emerged following the Norman Conquest in 1066

Correct Answer is A

 

The term ‘private law’ refers to …?

  1. The body of laws that seeks to regulate the relationship between individuals.

  2. The body of laws that derive from the deciding of cases.

  3. The legal principle that states that a person has the right to privacy.

  4. The body of laws that seeks to regulate the relationship between the State and its citizens.

Correct Answer is A

 

Which one of the following is regarded as a private law topic?

  1. Contract law

  2. Criminal law

  3. The law relating to human rights

  4. Administrative law

Correct Answer is A

 

Regarding the system of equity, which one of the following statements is untrue?

  1. If the common law and equity conflict, the common law prevails

  2. Equity refers to the supplementary system of law that originally derived from the decisions of the Court of Chancery.

  3. The rules of equity are more concerned with fairness than the rules of the common law.

  4. The administration of the common law and equity is fused, so any court may apply common law or equitable principles.

Correct Answer is A

 

The phrase ‘civil law’ can refer to those legal systems whose laws are based on Roman law. It can also refer to…?

  1. The body of laws that does not relate to criminal offences.

  2. Laws created by judges.

  3. The supplementary system of law that is based on fairness and equality, and seeks to mitigate the harshness of the common law.

  4. The body of laws that establish what conduct is criminal and the punishments for engaging in such conduct.

Correct Answer is A

 

Statute law refers to …?

  1. The body of laws created by Parliament in the form of legislation.

    Other option

  2. The body of law that regulates the relationship between the State and its citizens.

  3. The doctrine that seeks to mitigate the harshness of the common law by deciding cases based on fairness and equality.

  4. Laws created by the judges through the deciding of cases.

 

Correct Answer is A

 

The Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal WILL NOT hear appeals from which ONE of the following?

  1. Decisions of a magistrates’ court.

  2. The Criminal Cases Review Commission.

  3. Decisions of the Crown Court.

  4. A reference from the Attorney General.

Correct Answer is A

 

Which one of the following types of case would be heard in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court?

  1. A case involving an alleged ultra vires act of a local authority.

  2. A case involving the dissolution of a partnership.

  3. A case involving the custody of a child.

  4. A case involving the bankruptcy of an individual.

Correct Answer is A

 

Since October 2009, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council still hears which one of the following types of case?

  1. Appeals from the decisions of the courts of certain Crown Dependencies and Commonwealth countries.

  2. Cases involving devolution issues.

  3. Appeals from the decisions of the Court of Appeal.

  4. Appeals from the decisions of the Supreme Court.

Correct Answer is A

 

Which ONE of the following statements is true?

  1. The Supreme Court will only hear a case if it has granted leave to appeal, or leave to appeal has been granted by the court whose decision the claimant/defendant is seeking to appeal.

  2. The Queen’s Bench Division is the senior division of the High Court.

  3. All cases in the Crown Court take place in front of a judge and jury.

  4. Magistrates’ courts only hear criminal cases.

Correct Answer is A

 

Which ONE of the following statements is true?

  1. Cases in the High Court are normally heard by a single puisne judge.

  2. The Lord Chief Justice is President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.

  3. County court decisions of a District Judge can be appealed to the High Court.

  4. Cases in magistrates’ courts will be heard either by a panel of magistrates or by a single Circuit Judge.

 

What is the final appeal court in the United Kingdom in relation to domestic cases?

  1. The Supreme Court.

  2. The Appellate Committee of the House of Lords.

  3. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

  4. The Court of Appeal.

 

Regarding the legal profession, which ONE of the following statements is true?

  1. Solicitors may operate individually, as part of a firm, or they may incorporate their business.

  2. Barristers can only receive instructions from a solicitor – clients cannot directly approach barristers.

  3. Generally, solicitors have the right to advocate in any court.

  4. Groups of barristers are free to incorporate or form partnerships.