Legal rocket writing chapter 3

Private law

Law that deals with cases regarding individuals, businesses or organisations. These include tort law, contract law and property cases.

Public law

Deals with cases regarding the government and citizens. This includes constitutional law, administrative and criminal law.

Criminal Court Procedure

• Between a prosecutor and defendant

• The state brings the case to court

• The onus (burden of proof) is on the prosecutor to prove

• The standard of proof is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’

Civil case Procedure

• Between individuals

• A plantiff and defendant

• An individual or organisation can bring the case to court

• The onus is on the plantiff to prove the case

• The standard of proof is one the ‘balance of probability’

• Parties can solve disputes and avoid going to court

• The use of jury is optional

Tort law

Civil wrongs where someone is wronged (nuisence, negligence or defamation)

Sources of law

Statue law- Made from Parliament and go through a process (high court and low court)

Common law- made from England/ judges and apply to everyone