Nctj preliminary law - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Preliminary Legal Studies NCTJ Law Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Rules - CORRECT ANSWER-Regulations or principles governing procedure or controlling conduct Law - CORRECT ANSWER-A set of rules imposed on all members of a community which are officially recognised, binding and enforceable by persons or organisations such as the police and/or courts Equality - CORRECT ANSWER-The state or quality of being equal; that is, of having the same rights or status Fairness - CORRECT ANSWER-F...

Preliminary law exam NCTJStandard of proof in a criminal case - correct answer Beyond all reasonable doubt Standard of proof in a civil case - correct answer On the balance of probabilities Crown Prosecution Services: - correct answer Most prosecutions are their responsibility. They are independent of police. What can police reveal about a person arrested for a crime? - correct answer Usually not their name. But they can release their age and gender, the name of town or city where they ...

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PRELIMINARY LAW EXAM NCTJ QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2024.

NCTJ Media Law Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 - correct answer Accuracy Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 (i) - correct answer The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 ii) - correct answer A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and — where appropriate — an apology p...

NCTJ MEDIA LAW What are the Ipso and Ofcom clauses in terms of confidential sources - correct answer Ipso clause 14- journalists habe a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information Ofcom rule 7.1 - gurantees of confidentiality should be honoured What are the sanctions to breaching confidential sources - correct answer - The journalist/ media org. Will be fined for a refusal to obey court order to reveal the identity of a confidential source or material that identifies ...

NCTJ Court ReportingThree types of criminal case Summary, either way and indictable-only Summary case A minor offence dealt within the Magistrates' Court. No right to a jury trial. Either-way Depending on severity, an offence that can be dealt with in either Magistrates' Court or Crown Court. Defendant can choose trial by Crown Court Indictable-only The most severe crimes. Processed at Magistrates' Court, but not dealt with there. Must be tried in the Crown Court, e.g. mu...

NCTJ Media Law NCTJ Revision DefinitionsEditors' Code of Practice Clause 1 - correct answer Accuracy Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 (i) - correct answer The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 ii) - correct answer A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and — where appr...

NCTJ Media Lawwhat kind of law is based on the custom of the realm and the decisions of judges through the centuries rather than on Acts of Parliament? - correct answer common law what kind of law is the system by which reports of previous cases and judges' interpretations of the common law are used as precedents where the legally material facts are similar? - correct answer case law what is another term for an an act of parliament / primary legislation, used by judges later on? - correct...

NCTJ Media Law NCTJ Revision Definitions Exam Questions And Answers Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 - ANS Accuracy Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 (i) - ANS The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 ii) - ANS A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and...