Classic Classic Quiz English Legal Judgements by Diamondsareforever Diamondsareforever 50 played - 12 yrs ago This case looks at the idea of judgements within English Common Law principles. How well do you know how the law is decided? QUIZ 16 QUESTIONS hard English 1 What is a judgement? Decision of judges as to who wins on the strength of the facts and argumentsMaterial factsReason for decidingThings said 'by the way'Decision of a single judge as to who wins 2 Are common law judgements long or short? ShortLongCan be long 3 Which of these things should you look for in a judgement? DecisionsMaterial facts and statements of lawFacts that are directly relevantOnly basis for decisionPersuasive precedents 4 What are some problems with judgements? Can be unclear and no guidance is givenNeed to identify the factsNeed to identify the legal issues raisedThere are two main ingredients to every judgementDiscussion of hypothetical situations 5 How many judges are there in civil law countries? 531210 6 What are material facts? Ratio decidendiFacts about the caseJudgementsFacts directly relevant to the caseBinding precedents 7 What are the two main ingredients to every judgement? Ratio decidendi and Obiter dictaFacts and judgementJudgement and Statements of LawRatio decidendi and FactsObiter dicta and material facts 8 What is the ratio decidendi? Things said 'by the way'Facts relevant to the caseReason for decidingDecision of the judge as to who wins on the strength of the facts and argumentsHypothetical situations 9 What does the ratio decidendi do? Forms binding precedenceSummertime CricketBecomes pursuasiveForms the judgementDecides who wins 10 What is obiter dicta? Reason for decidingA form of cricketThings said 'by the way'JudgementUnimportant facts 11 What does the obiter dicta look at? Hypothetical situationsThe judgementThe material factsCivil law judgmentsBasis for the decision 12 What case did the case of Miller v Jackson [1977] 1 QB 966 involve? Injury from a cricket ballInjury from a footballInjury from being hit by a carMisuse of a cricket batInjury from a rugby ball 13 In the case of Miller v Jackson which judgement contained the material facts? Geoffrey Lane LJDenning MRNone of them 14 In the case of Miller v Jackson which judgement contained a statement of law? Denning MRGeoffrey Lane LJNone of ThemAll of Them 15 What was the decision in Miller v Jackson? Not to ban all games of cricketBan all games of cricketNot to ban games but only prevent them at weekendsTo ban cars from using the roadTo ban football matches 16 Why was this decision made? To protect home ownersSo that home owners could use their back gardenIt was in the public interestBecause cricket is a good sportBecause people were driving too quickly A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
