Cases within the English legal system can be tried by a range of different people. These include?

Cases within the English legal system can be tried by a range of different people. These include


different judges such as District Judges, Circuit Judges, High Court Judges and Lords Justices of Appeal.


In addition, cases can be decided by magistrates, juries and also by tribunal members sitting in different


tribunals.


In each of the following situations, identify who is most likely to be trying the case, and briefly


explain why.


(a) Imogen, aged 17, has been charged with theft and is due in court next week. (2 marks)


(b) James, a teacher, has been accused of a serious assault on one of his pupils. At an initial hearing,


the magistrates refused to hear the case. (2 marks)


(c) Kelly, despite being very well qualified, has been sacked from her job. A male employee, Larry,


has kept his job in the same department, even though he is less well qualified. (2 marks)


(d) Muna was seriously injured in a road accident caused by the negligence of Neil. Muna has been


awarded 拢100 000 damages by the High Court, which is much less than she was expecting. Muna


is now planning to appeal.Cases within the English legal system can be tried by a range of different people. These include?
a) Magistrates, or a District Judge (Criminal) - theft is 'either way' and unless she's stolen loads then Magistrates court deal with less serious offences


b) Circuit Judge - most serious offences are in the Crown Court


c) Tribunal - Chairman plus two lay members - only the Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction for claims of sex discrimination in employment


d) Lord Justices of Appeal - the Court of Appeal hear appeals from the High Court





Questions like this are pretty easy you know. You ought to ask yourself how dumb you are, and whether you can ever be a lawyer, when you can't even answer questions like this when you're sitting a course on the subject.Cases within the English legal system can be tried by a range of different people. These include?
All four:trial by media.