Unit 9 A Day in a Civil Court

Civil law Civil law are… Establish a proper word order to get the definition of “civil law”. Civil law are… relating individuals agreements laws to between people’s rights and to

Compare the two definitions. Civil law are laws relating to people’s rights and to agreements between individuals. Civil law is concerned with disputes between individuals, and action here is taken by the aggrieved party.

Civil Procedure procedure activated when one private citizen or enterprise seeks to bring another to court for a civil wrong against them, such as a breach of contract or a tort TORT – an obligation NOT arising from a contract (e.g. negligence)

Hierarchy of civil courts Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court of Justice the first instance for more serious cases County Court making an appeal

Who are the “actors” at a civil court? 1. AN INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN who wants to redress a grievance, requires compensation for demage or wants to solve matrimonial or other disputes. AGGRIEVED PARTY (CLAIMANT (formerly PLAINTIFF, the person filing a lawsuit) DEFENDANT, the person being sued →THE PARTIES TO THE DISPUTES 2. JUDGE (His Honour / Your Honour) 3. A CLERK 4. BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS

Connect legal terms with their definitions. to redress nadoknaditi štetu The formal way of citing the defendant to appear personally in court. order for possession nalog za preuzimanje vlasništva Money that a person ows and should have paid already. arrears dugovi To investigate in detail in order to find evidence. judgement summons sudski poziv To get reparation or compensation for damage. to probe istraživati, ispitivati The right to take over property.

Examples: case 1 the parties: a local radio firm against a customer who a) is behind with his hire purchase payments b) refuses to pay the amount judged by the court on a previous occasion Read the case and answer the following questions: What does the judge do? What is the order of the judge?

Analyse the case 2 Which situation lead to the case? Who is involved? What is the task of the barristers? What is the final decision of the judge?

Describe the case 3 The involved parties are... The problem is... The solution involves...

Expressions from the Unit 9 an act is regarded as harmful to society to take an action against the wrong-doer disputes between individuals the aggrieved party to redress a grievance compensation for damage the court is presided over by a county court judge the parties to the disputes to be behind with hire purchase payments

Expressions – PART II the judge probes for facts the judge establishes that... the judge orders payment... to apportion damege to apportion blame as to 60% and 40% to cross-question witnesses to make an appel to the appeal court to make an appeal against the decision of a lawer court right of appeal to the superior court