Discuss

Discuss which of the following situations are a breach of civil law and which are a breach of criminal law:

· Andrew enters a supermarket and shoplifts two bottles of wine.

· Bob fails to pay the monthly installments due on the hire purchase of his car.

· Alex drives at 50 m.p.h. in an area where the speed limit is 30 m.p.h.

· David and Eva want to bring their marriage to an end, but they cannot agree on how to divide their property between them.

· Fergus has been left with serious disabilities after an operation. He claims that the disabilities were caused by the surgeon’s negligence.

B) Distribute the examples of different types of law and explain your choice: