{"id":504,"date":"2025-08-21T08:35:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/englishlegalsystem\/?post_type=content&#038;p=504"},"modified":"2025-08-21T08:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T08:35:29","slug":"chapter-6","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/englishlegalsystem\/flashcards\/chapter-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Swiper -->\n<div class=\"swiper mySwiper\">\n    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <!-- Swiper Slide -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n          <!-- Flashcard -->\n           <button class=\"flip-card\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n              <div class=\"flip-card-front\"><p><p>Adversarial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n              <div class=\"flip-card-back\"><p>A system which allows two or more competing sides to present and argue their case. The argument is presented before a judge, who makes a decision based on the evidence presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <!-- Swiper Slide -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n          <!-- Flashcard -->\n           <button class=\"flip-card\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n              <div class=\"flip-card-front\"><p><p>Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n              <div class=\"flip-card-back\"><p>The body of rules relating to procedure in civil courts. These were introduced as part of the Woolf Reforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <!-- Swiper Slide -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n          <!-- Flashcard -->\n           <button class=\"flip-card\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n              <div class=\"flip-card-front\"><p><p>County court<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n              <div class=\"flip-card-back\"><p>The county court hears civil matters, such as debt repayment and personal injury claims. 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The Master of the Rolls is the Head of the Civil Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <!-- Swiper Slide -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n          <!-- Flashcard -->\n           <button class=\"flip-card\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <div class=\"flip-card-inner\">\n              <div class=\"flip-card-front\"><p><p>Privy Council<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n              <div class=\"flip-card-back\"><p>A very old part of government with various functions, including monitoring the work of companies and bodies incorporated by Royal Charter. Its Judicial Committee acts as a final court of appeal in some Commonwealth countries. Many of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary sit on the Privy Council Judicial Committee. 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