NCTJ essential media law exam questions and answers graded A+

NCTJ essential media law examCommon Law - correct answer legal system based on custom and court rulings - applied to all of England precedent law - correct answer Is determined by a court case Statutes - correct answer a written law passed by a legislative body Charge vs Prosecution - correct answer by law- innocent (formally accused, not been to trial) vs guilty (guilty plea, been to court ) Criminal Law vs. Civil Law - correct answer criminal law - society v. individual civil law - 2 private individuals Contempt of Court Act 1981 - correct answer Bans media from publishing information that could cause substantial risk of serious prejudice in an active case. Section 3 defence of Contempt of Court Act 1981 - correct answer Taken all reasonable care to know if the case was active, merely incidental Section 9 of Contempt of Court Act 1981 - correct answer journos cannot use audio recordings in court Section 49 of Criminal Justice Act 1925 - correct answer scope- no photography / videoing / filming / portrait-making / sketching of the specified categories of people in a courtroom, courthouse or its precincts IPSO clause 9- children in pre-trial investigations - correct answer Should not be identified