Unit 3 Area study 2a

The parties in a civil dispute are:

• defendant and prosecution

• prosecution and plaintiff

• plaintiff and the defendant

• plaintiff and the accused

key personnel in a civil trial are:

• Parties

• Legal practitioners

• Judge

• Jury

• All of the above

A role of the judge in civil law is:

• provide support to parties that represent themselves

• support the prosecution

• decide who is guilty

• decide who is liable and not liable in cases without a jury

the burden of proof lies with the

• plaintiff

• prosecution

• defendant

A representative proceeding is also known as

• court process

• a civil action

• a class action

• none of the above

The purpose of civil claims are to:

• restore a person their original position

• provide compensation for the plaintiff

• allow the defendant to obtain compensation

the standard of proof in a civil case is the level of proof required to prove the case. It must be proven beyond reasonable doubt

• True

• False

The purpose of pretrial procedures is too?

• restore a plaintiff back to their original position

• provide compensation for the plaintiff

• allow the defendant to obtain compensation

Which pretrial procedure matches the definition below:

_______are a series of documents filed and exchanged between the parties. They set out and clarify the claims, the defences of the parties, and help define the issues in the dispute.

• exchange of evidence

• Discovery of documents

• pleadings

• none of the above

Which pretrial procedure matches the definition below:

______________ is the process where the person starting the case and the person defending the case share all the documents that are relevant to the case with each other.

This step of the court process is compulsory. This means both sides will need to hand over information and evidence about the case so all parties will know what they are facing at trial. Providing each other with documents may also help the parties reach an agreement or remove some of the issues in the case.

• exchange of evidence

• Discovery of documents

• pleadings

• none of the above