Magistrate Courts

Because there are a lot more magistrates than there are judges! Magistrates are members of the public that do not necessarily hold any qualification but that have volunteered to help the judicial system function. So, yes, all criminal cases start in Magistrates Court. Serious matters are quickly dealt with and passed to higher courts. Less serious cases are dealt with quickly and the magistrates dish out the punishment. It saves a lot of time and money and helps to keep the waiting lists for a hearing down to a (relative) minimum OK?

Okay, thank you. I think the notes need more detail on Magistrate Courts as they are primarily criminal courts with some civil jurisdiction and I got confused on some of the kit questions

Thank you for your feedback. The examinable element of the topic 'magistrates courts' is unlikely ever to be so great as to warrant any fuller notes but, again, sincerely thanks for this feedback

I found the following site interesting in regard to the above topic. It is almost certainly too detailed in terms of the ACCA exam, especially in its current format- https://www.defence-barrister.co.uk/which-court-will-i-go-to Anyway, hopefully the above is of some interest. I apologise for the interruption.

No problem with the introduction Jon but, as I said, the existing notes seem well balanced with the probability of great depth being asked in the exam Of course, the course notes could be fuller and therefore much more detailed. And then we could call them 'study text'! And that is precisely what all of us at OpenTuition have tried to avoid. If a student wants more detail, there are plenty of resources available. But much more detail in course notes would seem to defeat the object :-)

Sorry Mike I hadn't really considered the fact that it's not tested in depth and that is the reason for it being not detailed in the notes. I suppose you're right in that regard. However, I don't think another bullet point or two would make that much of a difference. I didn't mean to sound ungrateful, I'm sincerely grateful for all the resources that OpenTuition provides free of charge and I don't know what I'd do without it, I just wanted to share my experience while solving the exam kit. Also, Jon thank you for the link, I will surely look into it.

Ilham, there's absolutely no need to apologise. I said in my previous answer that your feedback was very much appreciated I'll look again at the notes to see if I could add just those one or two bullets that you suggest Meanwhile, any other queries? Post on here and I'll get back to you

Okay, Mike thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

Agree about value of conciseness and brevity with the notes. Thank you for providing the resource.

ilham9089, you are welcome.

You're all welcome!

You're all welcome!