TESTPAPER

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V-II
1. Look at the list of legal occupations. All these people work in law. Match the jobs with
one of the descriptions.(4 points)

a. This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice and opinions to solicitors. He or she passed
the exams of the Bar Council of England and Wales at the end of his or her studies.

b.This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice to individuals and companies. He or she
passed his or her exams in the USA at the end of his or her studies and is usually a member of
the American Bar Association.

c. This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice to individuals and companies. He or she
passed the exams of the Law Society of England and Wales at the end of his or her studies.

d.This is the general job title that we use for people who work as a solicitor,barrister or
attorney.

1.Solicitor 2.Attorney 3. Barrister 4.Lawyer

2. Answer the following questions (16 points):

a. What are the two parties to the civil action? (16 points)

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b. Name the types of torts.

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c. Who has the power of representation?

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d. What are the main differences between barristers and solicitors?

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e. How many types of damages are there in tort law?

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f. What are precedents?

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g. What kind of lawyer is expected to do more field work?

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h. What does “act of negligence” imply?

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3. Complete the sentences by matching the first half of each sentence with the correct
ending.(10points)

1.To issue a claim means… a.confirm that you have received the claim and to

say what you will do next

2.To pay a fee means… b. start a claim in the civil court

3.To serve a claim upon someone means to…c. listen to the details of the claim and to what the

claimant and the defendant say about their

dispute.

4.To hear a case means to … d. pay the court an amount of money for issuing

the claim

5.To find in favour of someone means to… e. can legally take a person’s property when that

person does not pay money that he or she owes.

6.To give a judgment means to… f. officially announce the result of the case.

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7.To make an order means to … g. send the claim to the defendant’s address.

8.A bailiff is a person who… h. decide that this person has won the case.

9.Respond to a claim means to.. i. officially state what someone has to do.

4. Infer details from the situation bellow in order to answer the questions.(6x2p)
Mike is waiting to speak to Mrs. Crabapple before his next class, but Mrs. Crabapple ends up
being very late. After about five minutes of waiting, Mike decides that he needs to get to the
class he is actually supposed to be in, before it’s too late. Mike walks across the hall to his
class but, as he enters the classroom, he slips on some Gatorade that was left on the floor. As
he slips, he falls on his elbow and fractures it. The parents of the student sue Mrs. Crabapple
for the medical bills claiming that she was late to class.

a) Who would be the defendant in this situation?

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b) Who would be the plaintiff in this situation?

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c) What tort took place?

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e) What are the damages in this situation?

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f) If you were the defendant in this situation, what would be the best defense to use?

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g) Who do you think would win in this situation? Why?

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5. Comment on the following topic: “Criminality – inborn or acquired” (20 points)

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