Legal English 101: Court Structure and Jurisdiction

The __________ Court is called the High Court in Australia.

• Discretionary

• review

• specialized

• Supreme

• Appeals

John decided to go to the Court of __________ because he didn't agree with the decision.

• Discretionary

• review

• specialized

• Supreme

• Appeals

The court will __________ Mr. Alistair’s case next month.

• Discretionary

• review

• specialized

• Supreme

• Appeals

Mr. Anderson is going to the__________ court because he lost a lot of money but has no way to pay it back.

• Discretionary

• review

• specialized

• bankruptcy

• Appeals

Watch this video and summarize it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBpz-mQ2QeQ

Ms. Ming's case will go to a (a)   court, not a general court.

Hint: American spelling

Mr. Jones wants to know which court has authority over a region in this town.

(a)  

Use an English-English dictionary. Look up the underlined words:

Jurisdiction in courts can be exclusive or concurrent. With exclusive court jurisdiction, only one court is able to decide the issue. With concurrent jurisdiction, more than one court is able to adjudicate. In this case, lawyers are able to go forum shopping. They choose the court which is more likely to rule in favor of their clients.

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