Check your english vocabulary for

Magistrates usually work in __________. These courts hear cases of petty crime, __________, __________,
maintenance and violence in the home. The court can __________ someone for __________ or for
__________ in a __________. There are two main types of magistrates: __________ magistrates (qualified
lawyers who usually sit alone); __________ magistrates (unqualified, who sit as a __________ of three and
can only sit if there is a justices' __________ present to advise them).
Judges
In England, judges are __________ by the Lord Chancellor. The minimum requirement is that one should be
a barrister or __________ of ten years' standing. The majority of judges are barristers, but they cannot
__________ as barristers. __________ are practising barristers who act as judges on a part-time basis. The
appointment of judges is not a __________ appointment, and judges remain in office unless they are found
guilty of gross __________. Judges cannot be Members of __________. 
The jury
Juries are used in __________ cases, and in some civil actions, notably actions for __________. They are also
used in some coroner's __________. The role of the jury is to use common sense to decide if the
__________ should be for or against the __________. Members of a jury (called __________) normally have
no knowledge of the law and follow the explanations given to them by the judge. Anyone whose name
appears on the __________ and who is between the ages of 18 and 70 is __________ for __________.
Judges, magistrates, barristers and solicitors are not eligible for jury service, nor are priests, people who are
__________, and people suffering from mental illness. People who are excused jury service include
members of the armed forces, Members of Parliament and doctors. Potential jurors can be __________ if
one of the parties to the case thinks they are or may be __________.

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Unit 0000
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For reference see Dictionary of Law 4th edition (A & C Black 0-7475-6636-4).
A lot of people and organisations, ranging from shops and credit card companies to
government agencies, have personal data ( = details) about us in their files and on their
computers. Many people are worried that this data could be used against them or could
'fall into the wrong hands'. In Britain, the Data Protection Act sets out rules about how this
data is processed and used by data controllers (= the people who hold details about us).
The following sentences summarise the main points of the Data Protection Act. However,
each sentence contains between 1 and 4 spelling mistakes or wrong words. Identify and
correct each one.
Surprisingly, there are no specific privacy laws in Britain, and people who feel they have
been subjected to unwanted intrusion to their privacy often turn to the European
Convention of Human Rights, and specifically Article 8, which concerns the right to respect
for an individual's private life. In other cases, the United Nations Declaration of Human
Rights contains a similar article (Article 12) which could be referred to. Infringements of
privacy in Britain are sometimes referred to the European Court of Human Rights.
Privacy and data protection
1.
Data controllers should compliy with the rules of good information handling practise, known as the
data protection principals.
2.
Personal data should be proccesed fairly and lawfully, should be acurrate and relavant, and should
be subject to appropriate secureity.
3.
A person has the right to find out what infermation is held about them on computer and in some
paper records. This is called the right of supject acess.
4.
A person has the right to find out what credit agencys report about them and to be able to correct
any mistakes in these reports.
5.
A person has the right to prevent data being procesed if they think it is likely to cause them or
anyone else unjustifried substantial damaging or substantial destress.
6.
A person has the right to require the data controller not to use their personal detales to markit
them with products, services or ideals.
7.
A person has the right to know if a computer is used to process information about them in order
to take a decisive that will effect them, and in some cases can present decisions being made about
them which are based solely on automatic processing.
8.
A person has the right to have unaccurate information about them ammended or destroyed.
9.
A person who has suffered damage or distress as a result of a data controller failing to comply with
the Data protection Act has the right to clam condensation from the data controller.
10.
A person can issue court preceedings against a data controller if a sollution to any of the above
points cannot be met by dealing directly with the data controller.

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Exercise 1:
Test your knowledge with this quiz.
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Unit 0000
For reference see Dictionary of Law 4th edition (A & C Black 0-7475-6636-4).
Property
1.
Rearrange the letters in bold to make a word: the absolute right to hold land or property for an
unlimited time without paying rent is called rofedleh.
2.
What is the difference between the answer to number 1 above, and the word leasehold?
3.
True or false: the way in which a piece of land is held (as in 1 and 2 above) is called land tenure. 
4.
Choose the correct word in bold to complete this definition: a person or company which rents a
house, flat or office in which to live or work is called a tender / tenure / tenement / tenant /