214 A Grammar of English Practice Book for Law Students
SELECTED KEYS
13. He cannot work as a judge: he is too young.
14. You must work hard to improve your English.
15. The lawyer told us that that form of business organization
could be called “partnership”.
B 1. Both parents are obliged to support their children. In case
of divorce one of the parents is to pay alimony through the court.
2. You will have to take part in contract negotiations tomor-
row.
3. Did you have to sign any document?
4. No one can act as a barrister and a solicitor at a time.
5. Before one can start legal practice, it is necessary to obtain
a certificate from the Law Society which must be annually renewed.
6. A justice after 65 may not serve in a Juvenile Court, unless
specially authorised.
7. The judge had to discharge the accused for lack of strong
evidence.
8. An agreement to sell illegal drugs can never be enforced in
court.
9. A party to a contract is to carry out the promise.
10. Any contract ought to be valid.
11. You may use my computer, if you wish.
12. The decision of the judge ought to be clear to everybody.
13. The partners are to share management, profits and liability
for debts.
14. You will have to consult an experienced lawyer before
making a claim.
C 1. The magistrates can choose the most appropriate penalty at
their discretion.
2. The arbitrator’s decision is binding on both sides — they
have to abide by his or her decision.
3. A detailed report on crime in the UK is to be published later
today.
4. Small-scale robberies remain a serious problem in the city
and police are concerned that the problem may soon become more
serious.
