U.K. Law Trivia

1. What are the "labour laws" of the United Kingdom designed to regulate?

From Quiz Labour Laws In The United Kingdom

Answer: Relations between employers, employees and trade unions

As the the term clearly indicates, the "labour laws" of the United Kingdom deal with or regulate the relations between employers, employees and trade unions in the country. They guarantee employees a number of rights and deal with various issues that employees may face at the workplace.

From Quiz Marriage Laws In The United Kingdom

Answer: Different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom have different rules

In the United Kingdom, there are no uniform rules regarding the minimum age of marriage, that apply throughout the country. The United Kingdom is a sovereign state consisting of four countries. These countries are: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In each of these countries, the rules regarding the minimum age of marriage are different. For example, in England and Wales, the minimum age for marriage is 16 for both males and females, although the permission of the parents of both the bride and the groom in such a situation, but the permission of parents is not required if both the bride and the groom are 18 years or above. In Scotland, the minimum age for marriage is 16, and the permission of parents of the bride and the groom is not required at any age. In Northern Ireland, the minimum age for marriage is 16 or 17, for females and males respectively, but as in England and Wales, the permission of the parents of the bride and groom is required if they are 16 or 17, but it is not required if they are 18 years of age or above.

From Quiz Guilty M'Lud

Answer: A bow and arrow

This law dates back to the time when incursions over the border from Scotland into England, both as ad hoc raiding parties and as part of full scale wars were common. After the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 York was in grave danger of actual invasion by the Scots. This danger continued on and off for several years. In 1319, a hastily raised militia had to fight the Scots in the Vale of York, and three years later a Scots raiding party made it into the suburbs of the city before being repulsed. This threat continually overshadowing the city meant that any Scotsman armed with a bow and arrow found within the city walls could legally be killed on sight. The definition of bow and arrow includes a crossbow. The city of Chester has a similar law, but in their case it is Welshmen you are allowed to shoot if you see one armed with a crossbow within the city walls. The shooting must however be done after midnight. Presumably because no armed Welshmen ever attempt to invade during the hours of daylight.

From Quiz Judicial Precedent - UK Law

Answer: Stand by what has been decided

This is the main principle of the system of Precedent, which means that lower courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by higher courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the law.

From Quiz Statutory Interpretation - UK Law

Answer: Literal Rule

This rule developed in the early nineteenth century and has been the main rule applied since then. It was illustrated in the case of Fisher v Bell (1960).

From Quiz How To Annoy Your Neighbours

Answer: Almost 6 million

That's right... almost 6 million complaints in one year! The Noise Abatement Society (NAS) reported a 28% increase in complaints over garden noise during the summer months of 2010 alone. Another survey carried out by one of the UK's biggest banks found that 4.5 million people have gone as far as moving house to escape from noisy and unruly neighbours.

From Quiz Legal Latin

Answer: The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty

Although it's a laudable phrase and, to be fair, does apply to most English criminal laws, it is not always relevant. For example, strict liability and absolute liability offences have no requirement for a guilty mind (such as in Winzar v CC for Kent [1983]) and negligence crimes such as gross negligence or manslaughter do not require a guilty mind. However, since Gemmell and Richardson [2003] (aka G and Another [2003]), the phrase is more applicable as objective recklessness no longer applies to crimes (except negligence crimes).

From Quiz UK Magistrates

Answer: 1195

The role of the magistrate can be traced back to King Richard I, who appointed knights as magistrates to uphold the law and the King's peace.

From Quiz Delegated Legislation

Answer: Statutory

Orders in Council are made by the Queen and the Privy Council and do not need to go through parliament. Statutory Instruments are made by Government ministers and by-laws are made by local councils.

From Quiz English Wills and Intestacy

Answer: 1837

The Wills Act 1837 governs wills, along with the Administration of Justice Act 1982. One of the things it does is set out the requirements needed to make a will valid. The requirements of a will are that it must be signed, be made by someone over the age of 18 (see question 3 for further information about this), be made by a person of sound mind, be in writing and be witnessed

From Quiz General Criminal Defences

Answer: 10

Doli Incapax, meaning not capable of a crime, accompanies the defence of infancy when anybody under the age of 10 cannot be found guilty of a crime. Even if there is evidence of an actus reas and mens rea, a child under the age of 10 will not be found guilty, according to the Children and Young Persons Act 1963. Section 31 of the Children Act 1989, however, states that although the child may not be convicted of the crime, they may be sent to a community home which may be regarded as punishment.

From Quiz A 'Dog' of a Quiz

Answer: 2 years

This offence can be tried at the Crown Court where the maximum sentence that can be imposed is 2 years. If tried at Magistrates Court, the maximum sentence is 6 months.

From Quiz A 'Smasher' of a Quiz

Answer: Section1 (1)

The definition is, ' A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence'.

From Quiz A 'bruiser' of a quiz

Answer: Violence

Some offences can be committed by an act or omission, for example manslaughter. For a charge of assault to succeed there must be an actual act, Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (1969) 1 QB 439. Words can amount to an assault. This was made clear by the decision in R v Ireland (1997) 3 WLR 534, where it was held that telephone calls to a victim, followed by silences, could amount to an assault.

From Quiz The Court System (U.K.)

Answer: Magistrates Court

In England and Wales, the majority of cases are heard in a magistrates court, meaning that they are either summary offences or triable either way offences. As the name of the court suggests, the cases are heard by magistrates, who are usually on a bench of three, and have limited sentencing powers. In Scotland they're heard in the Justices of the Peace Courts which, in 2007, replaced the District Courts.

From Quiz A 'Riot' of a Quiz

Answer: 12

The definition of Riot is, 'The Public Order Act 1986 s.1' states: 1) Where twelve or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of the persons using unlawful violence for the common purpose is guilty of riot. 2) It is immaterial whether or not the twelve or more use or threaten unlawful violence simultaneously. 3) The common purpose may be inferred from conduct. 4) No person of reasonable firmness need actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene. 5) Riot may be committed in private as well as in public places. To charge someone with this offence requires the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

From Quiz The Theft Acts

Answer: Theft

Theft is defined as 'the dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it' and is found under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968. Appropriation means that the defendant assumed the rights of the owner (so they used the item, sold it, destroyed it etc.). It is also important to note the phrase 'permanently deprive' as this means that if the defendant returned the property then they may not be criminally liable for theft.

From Quiz A 'Killer' of a Quiz

Answer: Life imprisonment

A conviction for murder carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, or in the case of a child or young person under 18 years of age, they are detained at ' Her Majesty's pleasure', (Children and Young Persons' Act 1933). It is a well known fact, that 'life' does not always mean 'life'. Judges however do make recommendations as to what sentence a convicted person should serve. With regard to 'serial killers' for example, life imprisonment means life.

From Quiz The Medieval Coroner: Part 2

Answer: The coroner had to be present at all declarations of outlawry.

Outlaws and criminals are somewhat synonymous terms today but in medieval times, there were clear distinctions. If an accused person posted bail so that they could be at liberty until the court convened but failed to show up in court, the accused person's name would be called in court. This call was made at four consecutive court hearings and if the accused still failed to appear, he was declared an outlaw. The coroner was required to be present at all of the declarations of outlawry and to record it in his rolls.

From Quiz The Medieval Coroner: Part 1

Answer: It is from the Latin translation of the phrase "to keep the pleas of the crown"

The edict of King Richard I ordered that an officer should "keep the pleas of the crown" and the word "coroner" comes from the original Latin text "custos placitorum coronas". In medieval documents the term often appears as "Crowner" and was used as such even in Elizabethan times, as seen in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

From Quiz A 'Steal' of a Quiz

Answer: another

The full definition of Section 1 of the Theft Act states ' A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belongng to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and 'thief' and 'steal' shall be construed accordingly

From Quiz The Homicide Act 1957

Answer: Coke

Coke's definition was that murder is when 'a man of sound memory, and of the age of discretion, unlawfully kills within any county of the realm, any reasonable creature under the queens peace, with malice aforethought'. Broken down, this means that anybody who kills who is not classed as legally insane and who is above the age of 10, during peace time, with an intention to commit the crime will be found guilty.

From Quiz Offences Against the Person Act

Answer: 1861

The Non Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act was created in 1861 and, although it is old law, it is still good law. It covers a number of different offences, including bigamy (section 57) and only covers offences which are towards a person, but did not result in death.

From Quiz U.K. Criminal Law

Answer: Magistrates Court

Summary offences, such as common assault, are dealt with in the magistrates court. The magistrates only have limited powers however, and it is important to remember that most criminal cases begin in a magistrates court, but are passed onto the crown court if they are serious crimes (e.g. rape/ manslaughter).

From Quiz British Law Enforcement Authorities

Answer: Kew Constabulary

The Kew Constabulary consists of just 15 officers. They have full police powers on the estate of Kew Gardens and for three miles around it. They rarely have cause to exercise these powers as any sizeable crime is handled by the Metropolitan Police. They perform more of a security ranger service. In 2002 they purchased a £14,000 electric buggy complete with blue flashing lights and a top speed of 10 m.p.h. It is however rarely used as the officers have grown tired of the ridicule the public aims at them when using it. If you had answered "Royal Botanic Gardens Constabulary" then you would have been correct in 2004. However the current formal title of this small force is Kew Constabulary. The "Borough Parks Police" are park rangers who are sworn in as constables. They are based at Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Epping Forest and Newham with a sum strength of around 121 officers. "The Royal Corps of Gardens Police" is fictitious.

From Quiz English Judicial Precedent

Answer: Stare Decisis

This means to "stand by previous decisions", so you always follow decisions that have been made in previous cases, "Obiter Dictum" means "Things said by the way", so not actually relevant to a decision, "Ratio Decidendi" is the "core judgement/decision" and "Per Incurium" is "through carelessness".

From Quiz Lay People: English Legal System

Answer: 18 to 70

Jurors must be between the ages of 18 and 70 upon appointment.

From Quiz British Institutions: The Metropolitan Police

Answer: Broadway, S.W.1

Scotland Yard, the former name, took its title from a courtyard to the rear of 4, Whitehall Place, once the site of a London residence belonging to the Kings of Scotland. Upon relocation, in 1890, to Victoria Embankment it was then known as New Scotland Yard. 1967 saw yet another relocation to its premises on Broadway, Victoria, SW1, taking the name New Scotland Yard to the new address.

From Quiz Do You Know English Law?

Answer: Equity

The only remedy at Common Law was damages, which was not always a satisfactory relief. Due to the priciple of binding precedents (judges were bound to follow the decisions of higher courts in similar cases), certain wrongs went unremedied merely because they did not fall within the limits of an existing writ (the Provisions of Oxford, 1258, forbade the practice of creating new writs). Equity (from the Latin "aequitas") filled in the gaps and provided more remedies, such as injunction, recission of contracts, rectification or specific performance.

From Quiz Human Rights and English Law

Answer: Strasbourg

A Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1948. This was followed by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms proclaimed by the Council of Europe in 1950. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg enforces the European Convention, but there has also been an attempt to embody these human rights principles within the English Law (please see below). It is not surprising that the atrocities of World War II and the subsequent war crimes trials lead to human rights being of central importance in law making at an international level. (By the way, contrary to a widespread misconception in Britain, this court is NOT an institution of the European Union).

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