Перевод в сфере юриспруденции. Борисова Л.А. - 40 стр.

Assizes while the less grave were tried at Quarter Sessions (so called because
the court sat at least once every quarter).
       After very many years it became clear that the system had become
outdated – for example, shifting populations had distorted the patterns of work
and poor use was made of judges’ time and court buildings. The report of the
Beeching Commission led to the Courts Act 1971, which came into force on
1 January 1972. This Act created a new criminal court of first-instance
jurisdiction, the Crown Court, which is part of the Supreme Court and sits with a
judge and jury. The composition of the Crown Court is also governed by the
Supreme Court Act 1981 and by the Crown Court Rules made under the statute.
       This court tries all serious criminal charges and sits throughout England
and Wales. For administrative conveniences, the country is divided into six
circuits: Northern, North Eastern, Midland and Oxford, South Eastern, Western,
and Wales and Chester. Each circuit is under the supervision of a presiding
judge who is responsible for the smooth working of all courts in that circuit. The
Crown Court sits at various towns and cities throughout each circuit, for
example, on the Western Circuit from Bristol and Exeter to Bournemouth and
Winchester, and these are ranked in three tiers. The fist-tier courts, for example,
those in Bristol and Winchester, hear the most serious charges, while a third-tier
court, such as Bournemouth, hears minor charges. This distinction is further
reflected in the judges who sit in those courts.

                  220 000 pounds for Victim of Police Assault
       A hairdresser won 220 000 pounds damages yesterday after a jury found
that he was assaulted by police and wrongly arrested. This happened after
counsel for Din Zung, 32, urged the jury to send a clear message that the public
would no longer stand for “lying, bullying, racism and perjury” by the
Metropolitan Police.
       Central London County Court was told that police went to Mr. Zung's
home over a dispute involving a leaking roof. Mr. Zung was arrested after
refusing to allow officers in without a warrant. Akmal Khan, his solicitor, said
his client's arms were twisted behind his back and he was handcuffed. “They
punched and kicked him in the van and he was kicked in the kidneys”. Another
policeman used his back as a footstool and the driver turned round and insulted
him verbally saying he had got no more than he deserved. The charge officer
told him, “I've never arrested a Chink before”. When he was released at 11 p.m.
that night they threw him into the street in just jeans and flip-flops. “He had to
walk two miles home”, Mr. Khan said.
       When Mr. Zung arrived home, the front door was open and his stereo and
other property had been stolen. Doctors found extensive bruising to his back and
kidneys and he was passing blood.
       Mr. Zung made a formal complaint to the Police Complaints Authority.
Despite a police surgeon confirming the injuries, the complaint was rejected and
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