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1、CorporateandBusinessLawTongdecidestohaveanightoutatanewlyopenednight-club.OnthewaytotheclubhisfriendRecklesspullsupinacarandoffershimalifttotheclub.BeforeTonggetsintothecarRecklesstellshimthathehasconsumedasubstantialamountofalcoholthatnight,Tongacceptstheofferofaliftanyway.

2、Reckless’drivingiserraticandheknocksacyclist,Sasha,offhiscycle.Sashawaswearingdarkclothingandthelightsonhisbikewerenotworking.SashasufferedabrokenlegandTongsufferedwhiplashcausedbyReckless`driving.(a)ExplainwhattypeofliabilityRecklessmayhaveinlaw.Inthiscase，Recklesshascivila

3、ndcriminalliability.Civillaw:Thisistheformofprivatelawusedbyindividualstoasserttheirrightsagainstotherindividuals,theaimbeingtoprovidecompensatoryremediesnotpunishthem.CasesareusuallycitedintheformofBrownvBrown.Inthiscase,RecklessseveringtheSasha’slegiscivilliability.Crimina

4、llaw:ThisisanaspectofpubliclawseekingtoregulatebehaviornotapprovedbytheState,theaimbeingtoenforcethelaw,andpunishoffenders.CrimesareoffencescommittedagainstthelawofthelandandcasesareusuallycitedintheformofRvBrown.Inthiscasethe,Recklessdrunkdrivingviolatedthelaw,sohehascrimin

5、alliability.Recklessistoldthathecouldbefacingprosecution.Sashasufferedabrokenleg.Summaryoffences--thosesubjecttomaximumpunishmentsofsixmonthsimprisonmentand/or￡5,000fine.MagistratesCourt:Thiscourtisempoweredtotrysummaryoffenceswithoutajury,ortocommitdefendantschargedwithanin

6、dictableoffencetotheCrownCourt.(b)Recklessistoldthathecouldbefacingprosecution.Explainwhowouldbringsuchactionandwherethecasewouldbeheard.(c)Explaintheburdenandstandardofproofincriminalcases.Twomaincategoriesofcriminaloffences:Summaryoffences:thosesubjecttomaximumpunishmentso

7、fsixmonthsimprisonmentand/or￡5,000fineIndictableoffences:thosesubjecttomaximumsentencesinexcessofsixmonthsimprisonmentand/or￡5,000fine.Incriminalcase:theprosecutionprovetheoffenceofdrivingwithexcessalcoholbybeyondreasonabledoubt.(d)Willacriminalconvictionhaveanybearingonwhet

8、herornotTongorSashareceivecompensationfortheirinjuries?NotdirectlyEventhoug