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Question: ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
ASSIGNMENT 2
TASK 1
Memorandum
To: Mrs Braun
From:
CC: Law suet from Betty
Date:
Re: Changes to legal service in England.
Details: - Mark: 80% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2098 | References: Yes | Date written: March, 2007 | Date submitted: April 18, 2009 | Coursework ID: 480
Question: ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
ASSIGNMENT 1
Role
You are employed as a trainee solicitor with Singh & Co who specialise in criminal
work and also civil work.
Scenario 1
David has been arrested by two police officers, Smith and Jones, as he was running
out of a house belonging to Mrs Kitchener, a rich old lady. He had just burgled the
house. (The crime of burglary is an arrestable offence.) When they arrested him,
the officers told him that he had no right to remain silent.
..........
Referring to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 in your answer, prepare a
report advising David on all the points below:
a. were the officers right to arrest him without a warrant ?
b. does David have a right to remain silent ?
c. what might happen in his trial if he did remain silent ?
d. was the custody officer right not to allow David to make a phone call ?
e. was the custody officer right to refuse to allow David to see a
solicitor ?
f. was Sergeant Bruce right not to tape record the interview with David ?
g. were the officers right to search Mrs Kitchener's house without a
warrant ?
h. in which court might David's trial be held ? Describe the appeal route open
to David if he is unhappy with the outcome of the trial.
Details: - Mark: 78% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 1983 | References: Yes | Date written: February, 2008 | Date submitted: April 18, 2009 | Coursework ID: 479
Question: What is the difference between civil wrong doing and a crime?
Details: - Mark: 75% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 2214 | References: Yes | Date written: October, 2009 | Date submitted: December 09, 2009 | Coursework ID: 540
Question: Critically evaluate the role of expert witnesses in court. Why is their use subject to regulation?
Details: - Mark: 73% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 1144 | References: No | Date written: January, 2009 | Date submitted: March 17, 2011 | Coursework ID: 653
Question: What are the major sources of United Kingdom law?
Details: - Mark: 72% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 1557 | References: No | Date written: November, 2009 | Date submitted: December 28, 2010 | Coursework ID: 627
Question: ‘…the rule of law is unqualified human good’. Assess the validity of this claim.
Details: - Mark: 72% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 1775 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: April 29, 2011 | Coursework ID: 681
Question: "The need for reform in the House of Lords has been greatly exaggerated and therefore makes proposals for reform likely to create more problems than they would solve." Discuss.
Details: - Mark: 71% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 1st | Words: 1432 | References: Yes | Date written: November, 2007 | Date submitted: April 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 487
Question: To want extent can it be said that the right to silence has been abolished?
Critically evaluate developments in this area of the law with reference to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
Details: - Mark: 71% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2785 | References: No | Date written: January, 2009 | Date submitted: February 21, 2011 | Coursework ID: 648
Question: Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine of binding precedent as it operates in English courts.
Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1962 | References: No | Date written: January, 2009 | Date submitted: January 21, 2011 | Coursework ID: 633
Question: The courts have many failings but these are nothing when compared to the dangers of informalism. Appraise critically this statement.
Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: English Legal System | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2188 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: April 05, 2011 | Coursework ID: 665
