Criminal & Civil Law

• An obligatory Rule of Conduct
• to which Sanctions Attach
• created by an Accepted Authority
• within Society

• Statute Law
• Common Law
• Criminal Law
• Civil Law

• Statute Law = Act of Parliament
• Common Law = Judge Made
• Criminal Law = Crimes / Offences = Fines / Imprisonment
• Civil Law = Between Individuals, dameages / compensation etc

• Criminal Law:
• is that branch of law which penalises certain conduct
• referred to as crimes or offences by way of a fine,
• imprisonment or probation orders etc

• I - Informant - police (me)
• P - Prosecutor - Official presenting for the Crown (our lawyer)
• A - Accused - Crook / Defendant
• C - Councel for Defence - Defendant / Accused Lawyer
• C - Complainant - Victim (can be witness)
• C - Corroborator - Police Witness (police / partner)

"Beyond Reasonable Doubt"

• Victim of crime reports to Police
• Police investigate to establish what, if any, crime committed
• Seek evidence to prosecute offender

• Civial Law:
• Regulates conduct between private individuals
• providing a remedy for breaches of those
• Rules of Conduct

• "To Restore the individual to the position he
• enjoyed prior to suffering the particular
• injury or damage complained of"

• Plaintiff - Person suing
• Defendant - Person being sued

"on the balance of probability"

(his version of the facts are more probable than not)

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