Role Play Task

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Student A. You are Chris Reynolds, an associate of Gibbs& Timberly law firm. The senior partner assigned you to interview a new client, Mr/Ms Stone. You’ve prepared a client care letter which the cleint is supposed to sign. After a brief interview you’ll agree to meet in a couple of days (decide when). You will send the client care letter by e-mail later. (Mind the manners. Don’t forget to be considerate and polite.)

 

Student B. You’re Fred/ Frederica Stone. You’ve arranged to meet with a lawyer of the firm. You’ve brought a claim to sue your boss – discrimination on the working place (he refused to promote you twice but promotes men employees). You seek a professional legal assistance. You’ve read about the firm in Internet. You don’t know how to file a claim and what other documents to prepare as evidence. You’ve never heard about such thing as “client care letter”. You are ready to meet with the lawyer as soon as possible.

 

 

Student C. You’re Alice/Alex Danton. You’ve arranged to meet with a lawyer of the firm. You’ve brought a claim to sue a truck driver who damaged your car. You seek a professional legal assistance. You’ve read about the firm in Internet. You don’t know how to file a claim and what other documents to prepare as evidence. You are ready to meet with the lawyer as soon as possible.

 

Crimes

 

Crime is an act or omission of act that is committed in violation of public law. It is considered an offense against society. Those who commit crimes are either fined or imprisoned.

 

When a society and its government decide that certain conduct is dangerous to citizens, or damaging to the society as a whole, such conduct is called a "crime" and is made punishable by sanctions such as fines and imprisonment. Most crimes are identified in statutes that have been enacted by any government legislatures, for example, criminal codes or special acts.

 

Criminal statutes establish the limits of social conduct and define unlawful actions beyond these limits, specify the elements of crime that are necessary to prove, classify the offences and set up the punishment.

 

The criminal procedure involves the entire criminal process itself - from investigation and arrest, to conviction and sentencing - and the people who play a role in that process: the accused, police officers, prosecuting attorneys, criminal defense attorneys, judges, jurors, witnesses, probation officers, and corrections officers.