Worksheets3 March
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
How many children did the White's have?
2
3
4
7
How much was the farm worth?
￡3.5 million
￡7.5 million
￡4.25 million
￡2 million
What is a 'clean break'?
A break given to janitors.
A break given to the spouse with lower wages, to allow them time to obtain legal fees, to help them become independent.
A court proceeding to end all marital ties between spouses to ensure there is no animosity.
A court proceeding to end all financial ties between the husband and spouse so that they can become financially independent of each other.
When did Mrs White petition for divorce?
1998
1996
1994
1997
What did Mrs White want?
￡9 million
A 50/50 Split
￡900,000
7
Who did the real court rule in Favour of?
Prosecution
Defense
What does it mean?
Objection: Ambiguous & Vague
A question will be considered argumentative when it requires an inference to be made by the witness.
Simply, when a question asked by a lawyer/barrister has already been asked by that same lawyer/barrister and answered by the witness.
The witness will not need to answer a question that is ambiguous, vague, confusing, unclear, overly broad or misleading.
The court can intervene to clarify questions that are vague or too wordy.
Vague and Ambiguous Questions
What is a closing statement?
Final attempt to address the court, where you rebut or explain the evidence that weakens your case and explain how the law applies.
It forecasts to the jury the evidence they will see and hear during the trial—allowing them to know what to expect and to be able to understand the evidence when it is presented.
An oral or written assertion which records what the witness saw, heard or felt.
Statement given by the witness, signalling the end of their examining.
