Hearing the case in a Civil Court

Task 5. Role play.

Task 4. Translate the text into English.

Task 3. Match the words with their definitions.

Task 2. Circle a), b) or c) to complete the sentence.

Vocabulary notes

the Bar Final examination	іспит, що складають при вступі в Колегію Адвокатів
the Law Society Final examination	іспит, що дає право бути членом Товариства юристів (професійного союзу солісітерів)
articled clerk	клерк-стартер (без платні)
finals	випускні іспити

1. The British lawyers are required …;

a) to pass professional exams;

b) to work as a clerk for 5 years after graduating from a university;

c) wear black suits;

2. The requirements for barristers and solicitors are …;

a) identical;

b) partially identical;

c) different;

3. In Japan the professional law exams are …;

a) difficult to pass;

b) not practiced;

c) easy to pass;

4. A barrister must work for years as …;

b) an articled clerk;

c) a pupil;

d) an attorney;

5. The average salary of an experienced lawyer is …;

a) very low;

b) ridiculous;

c) much higher than those of other professionals

1) sufficient 2) supervise 3) strengthen 4) outpace 5) requirement 6) salary 7) pass

a) make or become stronger b) not enough c) walk, move very quickly d) watch and direct work e) payment f) to reach a high enough standard to succeed in an examination or test g) something which is needed or obligatory, necessary

Якщо ви вирішили стати юристом, то вам необхідно бути терплячим та працьовитим. Одного університетського ступеня не достатньо. Ви повинні скласти багато професійних іспитів та отримати досвід. Важливо вирішити в якій галузі права ви хотіли б працювати. Когось цікавить адвокатська практика. Це дає право представляти інтереси клієнта в суді. Солісітер за звичай має справу з менш серйозними злочинами, справами про розлучення, дає поради щодо складання заповіту та повернення боргів. Але жодні іспити не допоможуть вам стати прокурором округу США. Ці юристи мають достатню свободу дій та вирішують питання про переслідування судовим порядком.

Вимоги до майбутніх юристів досить високі. Проте, в майбутньому столітті збільшення кількості юристів, можливо, перевищить темпи росту населення.

Situation: The case of establishing affiliation (встановлення батьківства) and paying maintenance (сплачення аліментів) is heard in the county court of Lancashire.

Two women accidentally found out that they were simultaneously in the common-law marriage (у цивільному шлюбі) with one and the same man, Mr. Peter Bradly, a well-to-do banker. As they state, both of them have a child from him.

The court considers claims/suits (позови) of both women.

The first woman’s claim is to make their marriage legal (узаконити шлюб) in court order, to admit Mr. Bradly’s paternity (визнати батьківство) of his child.

The other woman’s claim is to admit Mr. Bradly’s paternity of her child and to prescribe paying proper maintenance of Ј 1500 per month...

Play participants: Peter Darby, country judge

Dr Frank Stevens, the plaintiffs’ barrister

Ted Carter, the defendant’s barrister

Mary Graham and Dora West, plaintiffs

Mr. Peter Bradly, defendant

Mr. Brick, Court magistrate (from the community)

Taking part in the play as acting characters of a civil case, give proof of your point of view, in particular:

a) Barrister Ted Carter insists on complete satisfying his clients’ demands and also insists on Mr. Bradly’s moral public blame (осуд)/possibly some other kind of responsibility. Ted Carter gives his arguments...

b) Plaintiff Mary Graham is not so aggressive and she thinks her claim may be satisfied with admitting the paternity by the defendant. She is ready to forgive him and even register officially their matrimony in future...

c) Plaintiff Dora West is in an aggressive mood and, in addition to legal claims, she insists on punishing the defendant... mainly, prescribing paying maintenance of Ј 1500 per month...

d) Defendant Mr. Peter Bradly agrees/does not agree to satisfy the material claims of the plaintiffs (or of one of them). He admits/denies the paternity of Mary Graham’s daughter. He denies Dora West’s claim/suit and demands a medical examination (експертиза) concerning establishing his paternity of Dora West’s daughter...

e) Ted Carter, the defendant’s barrister, insists on his client’s behalf on a medical examination in order to identify the paternity according to Dora West’s suit. His arguments are the following: some new facts have been found out that Dora West was intimate with several men, including an employee of the National Bank, where Mr. Bradly works... Taking into account a number of facts, Ted Carter agrees to satisfy Mary Graham’s claim, but as to Dora West’s suit, the barrister asks the court to hold an extra inquiry (додаткове розслідування) …

f) County judge Peter Darby asks the plaintiffs, the defendant, the barristers a number of questions and makes a decision:

1. to satisfy/not to satisfy Mary Graham’s claim...;

2. not to satisfy Dora West’ suit and to make an extra medical examination in order to establish paternity of her daughter by Mr. Bradly/to hold an extra hearing in a month/to satisfy the suit partially...

g) Mr. Brick held a press conference after the court sitting and stated his general approval of the decision of the country court and also marked Mr. Bradly’s behaviour was morally wrong...

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