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Hint
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Answer
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A legal jurisdiction in the UK
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England and Wales
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A legal jurisdiction in the UK
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Scotland
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A legal jurisdiction in the UK
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Northern Ireland
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The government department that oversees the courts in England and Wales
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Ministry of Justice
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Government officer that oversees the Crown Prosecution Services
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Attorney General
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Acts deemed harmful to society as a whole
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Criminal
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Disputes between individuals / companies
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Civil
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In criminal cases, it's (currently) ______ VS the defendant
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Regina
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In civil cases, it's _________ (or claimant) VS the defendant
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Plaintiff
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Law based on custom (long held practice)
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Common Law
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Laws passed by Parliament
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Statute Law
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Judge's decisions based on their own interpretation of the law (aka precedent)
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Case Law
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If the law does not adequately address an issue, judges do what is fair
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Equity
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A civil wrong that causes a claimant loss/harm, results in legal liability
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Tort
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Category of criminal offence including minor speeding and vandalism
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Summary
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Category of criminal offence including theft, burglary and bodily harm
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Either way
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Category of criminal offence including murder, rape and arson
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Indictable
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Criteria the CPS uses before deciding whether to prosecute (actus reus)
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Has there been a guilty act?
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Criteria the CPS uses before deciding whether to prosecute (mens rea)
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Was there a guilty intention?
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Criteria the CPS uses before deciding whether to prosecute
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Is there enough evidence?
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Criteria the CPS uses before deciding whether to prosecute
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Is it in the public interest?
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What protects journalist's court reports from libel suits
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Absolute privilege
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What it must be to benefit
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Fair, accurate and contemporaneous
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Type of magistrate, sits in threes, voluntary, no legal training
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Lay
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Who advises them?
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Legal clerk
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Type of magistrate, sits alone, paid, qualified solicitor / barrister
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District Judge
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Percentage of criminal cases magistrates deal with entirely
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95
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Lawyer who proves beyond reasonable doubt the defendant is guilty
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Prosecution
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Lawyer who proves there is doubt in that claim
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Defence
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Toughest sentence the magistrates can propose
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6 month jail sentence
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (1)
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Name of court and magistrates
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (2)
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Names, age, address and occupation of defendant and witnesses
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (3)
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Charges and summary of them
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (4)
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Names of lawyers
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (5)
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Decision to commit for trial
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (6)
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Which court the defendant will be trialled at
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (7)
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Time and place of any adjournments
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (8)
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Arrangements for bail
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (9)
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Whether legal aid was granted
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What you can publish of pre trial hearings (10)
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Whether reporting restrictions were lifted
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Most junior rank of judge in the crown courts
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Recorder
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How to address them
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Mr/Ms
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Middle rank of judge in the crown courts
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Circuit
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How to address them
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Judge
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Most senior rank of judge in the crown courts
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High Court
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How to address them
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Mr/Ms Justice
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Maximum number of people on a jury
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12
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Minimum number of people on a jury
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9
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Case where juries aren't used
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Defendant pleads guilty
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Case where juries aren't used
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Jury nobbling
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Case where juries aren't used
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Contempt of Court
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_________ verdict, there is not a significant jury majority
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Unanimous
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________ verdict, there is a significant jury majority
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Majority
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You can't report the jury split if the defendant is found...
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Not guilty
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Journalists can obtain this from the CPS at the trial's end
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Prosecution material
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Where can a defendant appeal a verdict?
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Court of Appeal
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Contempt of Court tries to balance...
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Freedom of Expression
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with...
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Right to a Fair Trial
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Legal proceedings become active when...
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A warrant is issued for an arrest
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Legal proceedings become active when...
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A suspect is arrested
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Legal proceedings become active when...
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A suspect is charged
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Legal proceedings become active when...
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A summons to court is issued
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Legal proceedings become active when...
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A document specifying the charge is issued
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Legal proceedings stop being active when...
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Arrested person released without charge
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Legal proceedings stop being active when...
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No arrest made for 12 months
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Legal proceedings stop being active when...
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Case is abandoned
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Legal proceedings stop being active when...
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Defendant acquitted or sentenced
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Legal proceedings stop being active when...
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Defendant is unfit to be tried
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Legal phrase for what cannot be published
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Material that creates a substantial risk of seriously prejudicing a trial
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Type of contempt
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Breaching court orders and reporting restrictions
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Type of contempt
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Jury deliberation
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Type of contempt
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Deliberate contempt
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Type of contempt
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Strict liability
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Defence - you took all care to avoid contempt (section ?)
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3
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How long do victims of sex offences get anonymity?
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Lifetime
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A victim can waive their right to anonymity if...
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Permission is in writing
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A victim can waive their right to anonymity if...
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They have done it of their own accord
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A victim can waive their right to anonymity if...
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They are over 16
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If you identify a sex offence victim, you have broken...
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Sexual Offences Act
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Which section?
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1
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Which year was the act passed?
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1992
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Who prosecutes you for that offence?
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Attorney General
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What is the age of criminality in England and Wales?
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10
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What act permits journalists to attend youth courts?
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Children and Young Person's Act
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Which section?
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47
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Which section imposes anonymity to under 18s in youth courts?
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49
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Which year was the act passed?
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1933
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When anonymity is lifted in youth courts
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Public interest
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When anonymity is lifted in youth courts
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Best way to ensure justice
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When anonymity is lifted in youth courts
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Chasing a juvenile for a serious crime
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When anonymity is lifted in youth courts
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Juvenile turns 18
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In adult courts, under which act can under 18s be given anonymity?
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Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act
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Which section?
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45
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Which year was the act passed?
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1999
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The judge can lift anonymity upon...
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Conviction
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A judge (barrister/solicitor) with 5+ years of experience
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Coroner
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Quality something needs to legally be treasure
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Object that is not a single coin
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Quality something needs to legally be treasure
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300+ years old
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Quality something needs to legally be treasure
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At least 10% gold or silver
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A death inquest must establish this
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Who the deceased was
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A death inquest must establish this
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How, when and why they died
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Type of inquest conclusion, e.g. old age, illness
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Natural causes
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Type of inquest conclusion, accidental death by law abiding citizen
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Misadventure
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Type of inquest conclusion, killed themselves
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Suicide
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Type of inquest conclusion, couldn't figure out the cause
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Open
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Type of inquest conclusion, they have a story for how it happened
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Narrative
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Type of inquest conclusion, substance abuse
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Alcohol / drug related
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Type of inquest conclusion, justifiable killing, e.g. self defence
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Lawful killing
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Type of inquest conclusion, unjustifiable killing
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Unlawful killing
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Type of inquest conclusion, road accident
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Road traffic collision
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Type of inquest conclusion, only applies to babies
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Still birth
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Which Coroners Rule insists inquests are public
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17
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Legal definition of defamation
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Exposes someone to ridicule, hatred or contempt
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Legal definition of defamation
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Causes them to be shunned or avoided
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Legal definition of defamation
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Lowers them in estimation of the public
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Legal definition of defamation
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Disparages them in their business, trade, office or profession
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What must defamation be to be libel, not slander?
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Published to a 3rd party
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What a claimant must prove to sue for libel
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It's defamatory
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What a claimant must prove to sue for libel
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It refers to them
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What a claimant must prove to sue for libel
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It caused them serious harm
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What a claimant must prove to sue for libel
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It's been published to a 3rd party
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Truth
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Honest opinion
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Qualified privilege
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Absolute privilege
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Public interest
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Key defence set out in the Defamation Act 2013
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Neutral reportage
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Damaging but not defamatory, has been published
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Malicious falsehood
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Which act sets out privacy law?
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Human Rights Act
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Which article?
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8
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Which year was the act passed?
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1998
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Where should people expect privacy?
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Their home
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Exposing or detecting crime
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Protecting public health or safety
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Protecting the public from being misled
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Disclosing failure to comply with obilgation
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Disclosing a miscarriage of justice
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Contributing to public debate
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Disclosing concealment of any of the above
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IPSO and Ofcom's criteria for public interest
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Freedom of expression
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What is a injunction?
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Prevents all future publication on the topic
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What does a superinjunction do that an injunction can't?
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Orders previous publications to be removed
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Copyright applies for __ years after the death of the last surviving author (literary, dramatic, artistic or musical work / film)
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75
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Copyright applies for __ years from the end of the year it was created / released (sound recordings / broadcasts)
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50
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Copyright applies for __ years from the end of the year it was published (typographical agreements)
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25
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Valid defence for copyright
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Fair dealing
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What doesn't this cover?
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Photos
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Under what convention is copyright protected globally?
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Berne
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