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III. Match the expressions on the left (a) with their proper translation on the right (b)

А. B.

1. claim a. тяжба, судебный спор

2. care order b. доказательство подлинности завещания

3. conveyance c. иск, претензия

4. injunction d. причинение вреда, посягательство (на что-либо)

5. maintenance e. предписание, распоряжение суда об опеке

6. litigation f. нарушение покоя

7. probate g. алименты

8. negligence h. передача правового титула (на недвижимость)

9. nuisance i. небрежность

10. trespass j. судебный запрет

IV. Guess the concept of the following definitions.

1. A person who gives evidence in a court of law in great detail about technical questions of a case.

2. A claim made in reply to another claim and different from it.

3. The crime of refusing to obey an order made by a court of law; not showing respect for a court or judge.

4. To pay sb. an amount of money after causing him harm or injury.

5. To receive a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do smth.

V. Give definitions of the following words and word combinations.

1. default judgment; 2. summary judgment; 3. contributory negligence; 4. legally binding (contract); 5. legal capacity.

VI. Match the words and word combinations on the left (a) with their definitions on the right (b) and give their Russian equivalents.

A.

B.

1. sue

a. the other side in а case which is the subject of an appeal

2. litigate

b. start legal proceedings against someone

3. case

c. the act of saying nasty things about someone

4. respondent

d. bring а lawsuit against someone to have а dispute settled

5. claim form

e. written and published or broadcast statement which damages someone’s character

6. adoption

f. possible crime and its investigation by the police

7. wardship

g. act of becoming the legal parent of а child which is not your own

8. libel

h. а document used in the court to start а legal action

9. slander

i. control of а person, such as the right and duty of а parent to keep and bring up а child after а divorce

10. custody

j. being in charge of a ward

VII. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. Lord Woolf’s recommendations were designed to tackle the evils, and resulted in a new procedural framework for the conduct of civil cases known as the Civil Procedure Rules.

2. The best-known torts are the torts of trespass, negligence, nuisance and defamation.

3. In most cases involving allegations of negligence or nuisance, the court will be concerned to judge whether the claimant has proved that the defendant has in some way behaved unreasonably and that this conduct has been of sufficient seriousness to justify a remedy in the form of compensation or some other court action.

4. The Family Division also deals with other cases involving children, including adoption, where “new parents” take over a child’s care, and wardship, where the court itself takes charge of a child’s affairs.

5. Children are not allowed to sue or be sued; however, they can bring and defend cases in the name of an adult, known as their litigation friend who must act as their legal representative.

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