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Here are definitions for the terms: Maternity leave - A period of unpaid or paid time off work granted to mothers around the tim e of childbirth. Sick pay - Money paid by an employer to an employee who is absent from work due to illnes s or injury. Bailiff - An officer of the court responsible for enforcing court orders, such as evicting tenants or repossessing property. Solicitor - A lawyer who provides legal advice to clients and represents them in non-court pr oceedings. Litigation - The process of taking legal action through the court system to settle disputes. Defendant - The person against whom legal action is brought in

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Assignment 1

Here are definitions for the terms: Maternity leave - A period of unpaid or paid time off work granted to mothers around the tim e of childbirth. Sick pay - Money paid by an employer to an employee who is absent from work due to illnes s or injury. Bailiff - An officer of the court responsible for enforcing court orders, such as evicting tenants or repossessing property. Solicitor - A lawyer who provides legal advice to clients and represents them in non-court pr oceedings. Litigation - The process of taking legal action through the court system to settle disputes. Defendant - The person against whom legal action is brought in

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LEGAL EXAM PRACTICE #1

Task 1.
Here is a conversation between a lawyer and his client. The conversation is mixed up. Put
the conversation in the correct order. There is an example at the beginning (*), which is th
e start of the conversation.

(*) Good Morning Mr Rodriguez. Thank you for coming to see me. I understand that you w
ould like to issue a claim in the County Court?

a. Three months is a long time. I agree that you should issue a claim. I will explain to you ho
w it all works. The first thing that we must do is to complete a claim form and file it at the Co
unty Court.

b. Yes, you will have to pay a fee. But if you win, the judge will usually order the defendant t
o pay back the
fee. The next thing that happens after we file the claim is that the court will serve the claim f
orm upon the defendant.

C. Yes, that is correct. I think going to court is the only thing that I can do. I supply food to re
staurants and cafés in Chatsworth. I have a contract with all of my customers. The contract s
tates that a customer has 14 days to pay me from the date they receive a delivery. A custom
er who owns a café in town is three months late in paying me. I would like to start proceedin
gs against him.

D. I see. What information do you need to complete the claim form?

e. He has 14 days to respond. In this case I hope your customer agrees that your claim is corr
ect and that he will pay the money he owes you when he receives the claim. That is the best
thing that can happen.

F. I need the name and address of your customer. When we file the claim your customer will
be called the defendant. I also need the details of your claim. I need to know when the defen
dant received the delivery from you and when he was supposed to pay you. Please bring me
a copy of the contract so that I can check the part of it that talks about payment. How much
money does he owe you?

G. And when he receives the claim how many days does he have to respond to it?

H. £430. I can bring a copy of the contract to your office this afternoon. What happens when
we file the claim? Do I have to pay a court fee?
Task 2.
Look at the sentences below. Each sentence contains a mistake. The mistake is either an in
correct word or a word that should not be there. Put a circle around the word. Do not circl
e more than one word for each sentence.
There is an example at the beginning (*). Example
(*) In the United States they do not (difference) between two separate kinds of lawyer beca
use all lawyers are known as attorneys.

1. When a student finishes his or her legal studies he or she has to make a two-year training
contract with a law firm.
2 .The law of tort says that everyone must to be careful and not harm other people.
3. I will start my training contract with the Taylor Wallis in September.
4 . If we issue a claim against you we will ask for a very high damages.
5. He breached the contract and I will prosecute him in the civil court.

Task 3.
Read the following article and decide if the statements under it are true or false. Write yo
ur answers in the box below. There is an example at the beginning (*).

Sanjay Pritam is a partner with a law firm in Southampton in the south of England. Sanjay is
a specialist in maritime law. He chose this area of law because of his family history. His fathe
r owns a ship. Sanjay's father worked on this ship for his whole life. Sanjay worked with him f
or two years and then he started his legal studies. Sanjay thinks this practical experience on
a ship was very useful. English law influences most of the law that governs international mar
itime cases. For this reason, lawyers from all over the world contact Sanjay's office to ask hi
m for his opinion, which he gives by phone or email.
When maritime lawyers are speaking informally they divide cases into two categories. They
call them dry' cases and wet' cases. Dry cases involve problems with shipping contracts and
wet cases involve problems at sea, such as ships that have accidents. Most of the cases that
Sanjay deals with cannot be negotiated and end in litigation.

Example
(*) Sanjay Pritam works in a family law practice. F

1 Sanjay's father is also a lawyer.


2 Sanjay thinks it is good that he worked on a ship before he was a lawyer.
3 Sanjay usually travels to other countries to help lawyers who have questions about mariti
me law.
4 A maritime case involving a breach of contract is informally called a 'dry case'
5 Most of Sanjay's cases go to court because the parties cannot agree upon a solution.
TASK 4. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS (with your own knowledge)

Maternity leave-
Sick pay-
Bailiff-
Solicitor-
Litigation-
Defendant-
Tenant-
Intellectual property law-
Insolvency-
Redundancy-
Allegation-
Negligent-

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