Across
- 1. the person who commences a legal action in civil law
- 2. a situation where a person breaches a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable risk, resulting in another person being injured or suffering a risk of injury
- 5. reasonable doubt: the standard of proof required in a criminal trial where the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty to such a high degree that a reasonable person would have little doubt that the accused committed the crime
- 8. the court process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act
- 11. the accidental or unintentional killing of one person by another person
- 13. a tort (civil wrong) involving direct and intentional interference with a person, or a person’s land or goods
- 16. to take legal action against another person for a criminal offence
- 18. the promise that an accused person makes to appear in court at a later date
- 19. laws: laws made by Parliament
- 20. a person selected to hear and assess the evidence in a court case
- 23. a court official who hears cases in the higher courts, such as the District or County Court, or the Supreme Court
- 25. the use of laws to treat people fairly and in a way that is morally right
- 26. the legal principle that all citizens are subject to the law, and equal before the law, as it is upheld by independent courts
- 27. unlawful damage to a person’s good reputation through written or verbal statements
- 29. the principle that all accused people who appear before a court are presumed to be innocent until the prosecution proves that they are guilty
- 30. for the defence: a lawyer who represents the accused person
Down
- 1. a legal principle developed by a court in the process of resolving a dispute
- 3. the party bringing a criminal action against the accused
- 4. the party in a civil trial against whom an action has been brought
- 6. the killing of one person by another person
- 7. a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws of a country
- 9. a set of rules that determines the structure of government and its law-making powers
- 10. a court official who hears cases in a magistrates court
- 12. services performed by a qualified legal practitioner, such as a lawyer, who deals with legal matters on behalf of the person who has hired them
- 14. the level of proof required to establish a case. In criminal law, the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
- 15. hearing: in very serious cases, the procedure held in a lower court to determine if enough evidence exists for the case to move to a higher court
- 17. interference with someone’s enjoyment of public or private property
- 21. an argument
- 22. the main political party in the lower house of parliament not in power
- 24. a political system according to which citizens choose the way in which they are governed
- 25. in a criminal trial, a randomly selected group of people who decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person; a group of ordinary people randomly selected to hear and assess the evidence in a court case
- 28. the provision of legal assistance to those involved in a dispute or criminal matter who are unable to pay for legal representation