COURT REPORTER EXAM
1. What is blackmail?: Making an unwarranted demand with menaces with a view
to gain. It could be a threat to disclose secrets/info/photos unless money is paid.
2. What is theft?: Stealing/permanently depriving.
3. What is burglary?: Breaking and entering with intent to steal or commit GBH.
4. What is aggravated burglary?: Burglary with firearm.
5. What is robbery?: Theft with violence or threat of violence.
6. What is manslaughter?: Killing someone unintentionally.
7. What is absolute discharge?: The court feels no punishment, other than the fact
of the conviction, is necessary.
8. What is a suspended sentence?: A punishment which is not enforced unless a
further crime is committed during a specified period.
9. What does concurrent mean?: Operating or happening at the same time.
10. What is Section 52a Crime and Disorder Act?: Restricts what can be said at
preliminary/pre-trial hearings to avoid prejudicing crown court jury.
11. What is Section 39 Children and Young Persons Act?: Can allow anonymity
, to under-18s giving evidence at inquests.
12. What is Section 49, Children and Young Persons Act?: Automatic anonymity
for under-18s concerned in youth court procedings.
13. What is Section 45, Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows adult
courts to give anonymity to under-18 concerned in proceedings.
14. What is Section 45A, Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows
courts to give lifelong anonymity to witnesses currently under age of 18.
15. What is Section 46,Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows courts
to give lifelong anonymity to adult-witnesses.
16. What is Section 4(2), Contempt of Court Act?: Allows courts to order delay in
publication of reports in a court case.
17. What is Section 5, Contempt of Court Act?: Allows feature writing on public
interest issues at the heart of course cases. Do not mention the case itself, prejudice
must be 'merely incidental'.
18. What is Section 9, Contempt of Court Act?: Makes sound recordings of court
cases illegal.
19. What is Section 11, Contempt of Court Act?: Bans publication of certain
material from court cases - usually affecting defendants.
20. What is the Sexual Offences Amendment Act?: Automatic anonymity for
1. What is blackmail?: Making an unwarranted demand with menaces with a view
to gain. It could be a threat to disclose secrets/info/photos unless money is paid.
2. What is theft?: Stealing/permanently depriving.
3. What is burglary?: Breaking and entering with intent to steal or commit GBH.
4. What is aggravated burglary?: Burglary with firearm.
5. What is robbery?: Theft with violence or threat of violence.
6. What is manslaughter?: Killing someone unintentionally.
7. What is absolute discharge?: The court feels no punishment, other than the fact
of the conviction, is necessary.
8. What is a suspended sentence?: A punishment which is not enforced unless a
further crime is committed during a specified period.
9. What does concurrent mean?: Operating or happening at the same time.
10. What is Section 52a Crime and Disorder Act?: Restricts what can be said at
preliminary/pre-trial hearings to avoid prejudicing crown court jury.
11. What is Section 39 Children and Young Persons Act?: Can allow anonymity
, to under-18s giving evidence at inquests.
12. What is Section 49, Children and Young Persons Act?: Automatic anonymity
for under-18s concerned in youth court procedings.
13. What is Section 45, Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows adult
courts to give anonymity to under-18 concerned in proceedings.
14. What is Section 45A, Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows
courts to give lifelong anonymity to witnesses currently under age of 18.
15. What is Section 46,Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act?: Allows courts
to give lifelong anonymity to adult-witnesses.
16. What is Section 4(2), Contempt of Court Act?: Allows courts to order delay in
publication of reports in a court case.
17. What is Section 5, Contempt of Court Act?: Allows feature writing on public
interest issues at the heart of course cases. Do not mention the case itself, prejudice
must be 'merely incidental'.
18. What is Section 9, Contempt of Court Act?: Makes sound recordings of court
cases illegal.
19. What is Section 11, Contempt of Court Act?: Bans publication of certain
material from court cases - usually affecting defendants.
20. What is the Sexual Offences Amendment Act?: Automatic anonymity for
