This Court Assignment is an individual assignment. The written report is to be between 900 and 1,100 word in length, typed and submitted to the instructor the day before the day of class that it is due. In this Assignment, since you are unable to attend at an actual Court, you are to find and watch a Court trial on the internet where "oral evidence" is presented by a witness and/or the parties. You must observe at least one hour of oral evidence, in aggregate. Then write report based on what you saw and heard, focusing on what the lawyers were doing and what the Judge was doing to bring in the oral evidence. This must be your own work. Paraphrasing from a written judgment or a case summary is not acceptable. The proceeding you view must be a "trial". Since there are no witnesses at appeals or motions, you will fail on your assignment if you write up an appeal or a motion. And the parts of a trial that are not oral evidence (eg. opening statements, jury addresses, etc do not count as part of the hour of oral evidence (witnesses) since it not oral evidence. The trial you select may be from any common-law country. Remember criminal trials are OK for this assignment. Since we are observing oral evidence, cross examination, objections, ruling on objections, etc., both civil and criminal trials have this dynamic for you to observe. If the trial you find is 13 hours, you only need to watch the pertinent one hour of oral testimony. As you search for a case, there are good trial cases in < youtube videos court cases >

Your Written Report is to be in the following the format (you can use any layout you like, as long as you address as many points as you can). Part 1 should be a summary of what you observed, including:

1. Citation of the case.
2. The link of the video you observed (submitting without your link will cost you 25%).
3. Name of the Parties.
4. Place of Trial.
5. Date of Trial.
6. Courtroom number and name of the Judge.
7. Court File Number
8. Level of Court (BC's trial Courts are the Provincial Court or Supreme Court)
9. Trial by Jury or Judge.
10. Summary of Facts.
11. Plaintiff's/Prosecutor's Argument.
12. Defendant's/Accused's Argument.
13. Any decision (including reasons for decision) if you hear it.

Part 2 should be a summary of your impressions, including:

1. Your views on what the lawyers were doing and what the Judge was doing to bring in the oral evidence. (Did anything surprise you? Or was it what you were expecting? How did you feel? And why?)
2. Your views on the parts of the process you thought were effective and or not effective (Did you identify any ways the process be improved?)
3. What did you think of each side's lawyers? Did one side (e.g. prosecution/defence, or plaintiff/defendant impress you more? If so, explain why. Were all of the parties (including the accused if a criminal case) in attendance?
4. A general discussion of the appropriateness of the proceedings, the role of the Judge, the jury (if applicable), the lawyers and the litigants.

On your written report ensure that your name and student number is in the header/footer of each page. Your final word count is to be shown at the end of the Assignment.