Verdict of "dīcere", to say). In a criminal case, the verdict, which may be either "not guilty" or "guilty"—except in Scotland where the verdict of "not proven" is also available—is handed down by the jury. Different counts in the same case may have different verdicts. A verdict of guilty in a criminal case is generally followed by a judgment of conviction rendered by judge, which in turn be followed by sentencing. In U.S. legal nomenclature, the verdict is the finding of the jury on the questions of fact submitted to it. Once the court (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge
Legal professional privilege in England and Wales House therefore decided that legal advice privilege was to be given the scope commensurate with these wide policy considerations. To achieve this end, "legal advice" could not be narrowly construed to be limited to advice on the client's legal rights and liabilities. It would be broadly construed, to include advice as to what should prudently and sensibly be done in the "relevant legal context". Where there was doubt about the "relevant legal context", the court should ask (a) whether the advice related to the rights, liabilities, obligations or remedies of the client under either private or public law; and, if