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Magistrate Courts

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA LW Exams › Magistrate Courts

  • This topic has 12 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • March 16, 2022 at 6:18 pm #651379
    ilham9089
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    My BPP Kit has a question: Where do all criminal cases begin? And the answer is the magistrate court. That makes no sense to me, how can ALL of them begin in the magistrate court?

    March 16, 2022 at 8:12 pm #651384
    MikeLittle
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    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?

    March 16, 2022 at 8:45 pm #651387
    ilham9089
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    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

    March 17, 2022 at 8:43 am #651406
    MikeLittle
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    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

    March 17, 2022 at 10:35 am #651414
    mrjonbain
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    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.

    March 17, 2022 at 12:45 pm #651422
    MikeLittle
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    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

    🙂

    March 17, 2022 at 1:24 pm #651424
    ilham9089
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    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.

    March 17, 2022 at 1:53 pm #651425
    MikeLittle
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    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

    March 17, 2022 at 10:08 pm #651464
    ilham9089
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    Okay, Mike thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

    March 17, 2022 at 11:29 pm #651475
    mrjonbain
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    Agree about value of conciseness and brevity with the notes. Thank you for providing the resource.

    March 18, 2022 at 5:06 am #651479
    mrjonbain
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    ilham9089, you are welcome.

    March 18, 2022 at 6:17 am #651480
    MikeLittle
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    You’re all welcome!

    March 18, 2022 at 6:17 am #651481
    MikeLittle
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    You’re all welcome!

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