Read the definitions and put the letters in order to make up the words connected with the English judicial system.

Arrange the following sentences logically to make up the paragraph on the courts in Scotland.

Fill the gaps of the text with suitable words and entitle it. The first and sometimes the last letters of the missing words are given.

Complete the table with the information from the text and rearrange it from superior to inferior judges. Pay attention that some types of judges may sit in different types of courts.

Draw up a diagram, which shows the hierarchy and jurisdiction of the courts in England and Wales. Start with the highest court in the country.

II. DEVELOPMENT

1. Find in the text the information on:

a) courts of appellate jurisdiction;

b) courts of original jurisdiction;

c) courts of both original and appellate jurisdiction;

d) judges and their appointment.

 

Judicial Office Court(s) Qualifications
Deputy District Judges    
  The Supreme Court of the UK  
    Barrister or solicitor, 5 years’ general practice
Circuit Judges    
  County Court  
  High Court of Justice  
Recorders    

The Courts of Northern Ireland are c…l and c…l courts responsible for the administration of j…e in Northern Ireland.

The UK Supreme Court is the h…t court of appeal. The Supreme C… of Judicature (відправлення правосуддя) is the most superior court of N…n I…d. It c…s of the following courts: the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the Crown Court.

The Court of A… is the highest court of Northern Ireland. It hears a…s from the lower courts and tribunals.

The H… Court, like its English equivalent, consists of the Queen’s Bench, F…y and Chancery Divisions.

The Crown Court h… more serious criminal cases.

The County Courts are the main c…l courts. They hear different civil c…s and appeals from m…s’ courts.

Magistrates’ Courts (including Youth Courts and Family Proceedings Courts) hear less serious c…l cases.

1) The Court of Session is the supreme civil court and both a court of first instance and a court of appeal.

2) District Courts sitting in each local area handle less serious criminal cases.

3) The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court and both a court of the first instance and a court of appeal.

4) The Sherriff Court is the other civil court.

5) The UK Supreme Court is the highest civil court of appeal in Scotland.

6) The Sherriff Court is the main criminal court.

7) The civil, criminal and heraldic Courts of Scotland are responsible for the administration of justice.

1) Not allowed by law eglilal

2) A law made by a government tca

3) A type of lawyer in the UK iolsrtico

4) A lawyer trained to speak for you in higher courts tarebisrr

5) An illegal action cfenfoe

6) A court which decides who is right in some types of cases urtaibln

7. Choose any two types of the UK courts and compare them. Use information from the table and the text. The following words and phrases will help you:

As compared with, unlike, neither of, both, both…and, the same is true of…

8. Translate the following into English:

Верховний Суд України є найвищим судовим органом в системі судів загальної юрисдикції. Він здійснює правосуддя, забезпечує однакове застосування законодавства всіма судами загальної юрисдикції.

Верховний Суд України здійснює такі повноваження:

1)розглядає у касаційному порядку рішення загальних судів у справах, віднесених до його підсудності процесуальним законом;

2)переглядає в порядку повторної касації всі інші справи, розглянуті судами загальної юрисдикції в касаційному порядку;

3)як суд першої інстанції в окремих випадках розглядає справи, пов’язані з винятковими обставинами;

4)дає судам роз’яснення з питань застосування законодавства на основі узагальнення судової практики та аналізу судової статистики;

5)веде та аналізує судову статистику, вивчає та узагальнює судову практику, знайомиться в судах з практикою застосування законодавства та ін.