215 КЛЮЧИ К ОТДЕЛЬНЫМ УПРАЖНЕНИЯМ
Сборник упражнений по грамматике английского языка для студентов-юристов
5. Despite suggestions that the judge might dismiss the case,
he found in favour of Mr. Henry and awarded damages to him.
6. An offender can appeal against the severity of the sentence,
or conviction or both.
7. The Constitution of Great Britain is flexible because its rules
can be modified by an act of Parliament.
Exercise 43 1. There are situations where it is felt that the trial judge made
a mistake in the application of law.
2. There is a rule that the defence can make an opening speech
only if it is going to call the defendant and at least one other witness
to give evidence as to what happened.
3. There is an arbitration service for small claims available in
the county court.
4. In most countries there is only one legal profession.
5. One principle of English contract law is that there must be an
offer and an acceptance in the contract. In every valid contract there
must also be an exchange of consideration.
6. There are special rules of interpreting contracts in which one
or more contractors made a mistake or were pressed or tricked into
making an agreement. There are also rules for dealing with illegal con-
tracts.
7. There is no need to apply for or to register copyright.
8. There are basic minimum standards of freedom and security
for all.
9. There are three kinds of judges of the Crown Court: High
Court judges, Circuit judges and recorders.
10. There are solicitors’ offices in all of the major cities and
towns. There are no firms of barristers, each individual is economi-
cally independent.
11. There is a cardinal distinction between judiciary and statute
law in the way it is interpreted.
12. In the USA there is no Ministry of Justice or any other de-
