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Scottish courts and the law
Scottish courts and the law

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1.1 The civil court room

In Activity 1 you explore the layout of a traditional civil court room.

Activity 1 The civil court room roles and responsibilities

Timing: Allow about 20 minutes

This activity is in two parts.

  • a.Click on each number in the diagram to find out who sits where.
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  • b.

Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 9 items in each list.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5

  6. 6

  7. 7

  8. 8

  9. 9

Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list:

  • a.Defendant

  • b.Pursuer

  • c.General public

  • d.Pursuer's legal representative

  • e.Court clerk

  • f.Judge

  • g.Defendant's legal representative

  • h.Court usher

  • i.Witness

The correct answers are:
  • 1 = f,
  • 2 = e,
  • 3 = i,
  • 4 = g,
  • 5 = d,
  • 6 = a,
  • 7 = b,
  • 8 = h,
  • 9 = c

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