party (e.g. a business and a customer) will have to go to court to decide what kind of remedy will occur to the injured party fairly to the proportion to the damaged done. Courts There would be cases where without the courts present when there has been a breach of contract‚ injured party may claim more than the total damaged done or may receive insufficient amount compared to the damaged occurred. To avoid this‚ the case will be given in court to ensure that based on the breach of contract and the
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should know as little as possible about the facts of a case before its trial. This is still the position today. The juror is a very important body of highly capable and well-trusted individuals that decide the facts a particular case and assists the judge in deliberating on the same. Lord Devlin stated: “Trial by jury is more than instrument of justice and more than a wheel”. Jury plays a vital role in the criminal justice system‚ but the constitution position in England is vulnerable because of
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Court Report 1. Where is the court situated? Did you find it difficult to reach? The local court that I attended was at Hornsby. It was easy to reach since it was on the main road (Pacific Highway) and was located next to the Council Chambers. I attended the Court on Friday the 2nd of August from 10am to 2pm. 2. How was the work distributed at the Court? Compare the number of matters for hearing and mention‚ eg locate the List Sheets of matters for mention and for hearing and note what types of
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Milimani law Courts 3 3.0 Area of interest 4 4.0 Statement of the problem 5 5.0 Outcome in 50 Days 5 6.0 Rationality of the RRI 10 7.0 Challenges to Implementation of the RRI 10 8.0 Recommendations 11 9.0 Conclusion 12 RAPID RESULTS INITIATIVE 1.0 Introduction On September 16‚ 2011 the Chief Justice of Kenya Hon. Charles Mutunga was overwhelmed by the number of cases that were piling at the Milimani Law Courts‚ located in Nairobi for the past one year and the number of judges available
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Judicial precedent is the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts or point of law are sufficiently similar. It involves the following principles: First‚ stare decisis‚ which means to stand by the decided‚ whereby lower courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases and appellate courts follow their own previous decisions. For example: The High Court must follow decisions of the Court of Appeal‚ which must follow decisions
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process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis i.e.‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the law. RATIO DECIDENDI AND OBITER DICTUM The decision or judgement of a judge may fall into two
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1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? (e.g. Magistrates Court in Brisbane; Supreme Court in Sydney etc) 2. What kind of hearing did you attend?(e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc.) I attended an appeal against sentence. This is when the accused feels the sentence they were given is too severe‚ in which case a request is put forth to a higher court for the review and rehearing of evidence to change the decision
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Rahul Baboo Dr. Kurt Stanberry Court Report Court Observation Paper For my court observation report I chose to join a jury hearing on a capital murder case on March 4‚ 2015. The name of the case was the State of Texas vs. Joseph Facundo and the case number is 1344346. The judge name was Price and the case involved a man who is being accused for capital murder and robbery in Katy Texas. Amber Thorne was arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery on December 29‚ 2011. She was
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My first court appearance I experienced was at the Freehold Municipal Court. The court was filled with an abundance of people.While I was there everyone was sitting in the court room waiting for the judge and prosecutor to arrive and begin court. At the beginning of the court session‚ the Judge gave an opening statement explaining court procedures‚ the defendants’ rights and such penalties that may unveil. As each case is called‚ the Judge will individually advise each Defendant of his or her rights
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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