In trouble with the law – Britain’s courts are in a mess (4-8)
Exercise 2 (page 5)
Outstanding -> unsettled, pending
A wreck -> ruins
To resolve -> to settle
Remotely -> distantly
To undo -> to reverse
Former -> previous
Fuzzy -> vague
Exercise 3 (page 5)
Sweltering <-> freezing
Stinginess <-> generosity
Warring <-> peaceful
To cut <-> to increase
Liability (9-11)
Warming (page 9)
Civil law -> dealing with contracts and tort.
Tort (onrechtmatige daad) -> breach of civil law requiring compensation.
Attempt to sue -> try to bring a legal case against…
Jurisdiction (rechtsbevoegdheid) -> legal power to make decisions.
Carrier -> company responsible for transporting goods.
Insurer (<-> the insured) -> the insurance company who sold the policy.
Derogation (afwijking) -> not following the rules or doing your duty.
Contractual relationship -> relationship as defined in the contract.
Domicile -> place where you live.
Within the meaning of the convention -> as understood or meant by the law.
Different cases, different courts (page 11)
A Magistrates’ Court (UK) -> there are 900 of them, dealing mostly with cases of criminal law and
common law and preserving the local peace -> presented by Justices of the Peace (or magistrates).
The Court of Cassation (France) -> in France tis is the final court of appeal.
The Supreme Court (US) -> in the US this is the highest court of the country.
The High Court OF Justice (UK) -> it consists of 3 divisions -> Queen’s Bench Division, the
Chancery Division and the Family Division -> civil cases.
The European Court of Justice -> in Europe, this court overrules any other civil court in any
member state.
Court of Appeal (Civil Division – UK) -> the Court is composed of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord
Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Family Division and 28 other Lords
Justice of Appeal and may uphold, amend or reverse the decision of a lower court or order a new
trial.
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, The Crown Court (UK) -> it deals with all the criminal cases passed to it from the Magistrates’
Court and has jurisdiction over al serious offences -> presided over by High Court or circuit
judges and aways uses a jury.
Lord Chancellor -> one of the most important officials in the legal system.
-> Gives advice to the King, appoints new judges and decides whether a law needs to be
changed or not.
Lord Chief Justice -> judge who is second in importance -> now -> Lady Chief Justice (Dame Sue Carr).
Master of the Rolls -> the most important judge in a Court of Appeal.
Real estate (12-15)
Real property -> general term for land, tenements and hereditaments.
Personal property -> everything which does not fall under the heading of real property.
Real property -> freehold estate and leasehold.
A leasehold is generally created through what is referred to as a lease.
A landlord (lessor) who wishes to lease or rent a property to a tenant (lessee) will often consult a
solicitor for assistance in drawing up a lease.
A tenant might ask a solicitor to review the terms and conditions of a lease before entering into
such an agreement.
Statutory conditions:
- Abandonment and termination
- Sub-letting premises
- Entry of premises
- Entry doors
- Conditions of premises
- Services
- Good behaviour
- Obligation of the tenant
Exercise 4 (page 14)
Statutory -> created or regulated by statutes.
Premises -> a piece of land, a building, or a part of a building.
Habitation -> the act of living in or occupying a place.
The foregoing -> what has been stated before.
Willful or negligent act -> something done knowingly or carelessly.
Sub-letting -> when a tenant leases a leased property to a third party.
Grant of consent -> giving one’s permission to do so.
Abandonment -> leaving and no longer using a property.
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Exercise 2 (page 5)
Outstanding -> unsettled, pending
A wreck -> ruins
To resolve -> to settle
Remotely -> distantly
To undo -> to reverse
Former -> previous
Fuzzy -> vague
Exercise 3 (page 5)
Sweltering <-> freezing
Stinginess <-> generosity
Warring <-> peaceful
To cut <-> to increase
Liability (9-11)
Warming (page 9)
Civil law -> dealing with contracts and tort.
Tort (onrechtmatige daad) -> breach of civil law requiring compensation.
Attempt to sue -> try to bring a legal case against…
Jurisdiction (rechtsbevoegdheid) -> legal power to make decisions.
Carrier -> company responsible for transporting goods.
Insurer (<-> the insured) -> the insurance company who sold the policy.
Derogation (afwijking) -> not following the rules or doing your duty.
Contractual relationship -> relationship as defined in the contract.
Domicile -> place where you live.
Within the meaning of the convention -> as understood or meant by the law.
Different cases, different courts (page 11)
A Magistrates’ Court (UK) -> there are 900 of them, dealing mostly with cases of criminal law and
common law and preserving the local peace -> presented by Justices of the Peace (or magistrates).
The Court of Cassation (France) -> in France tis is the final court of appeal.
The Supreme Court (US) -> in the US this is the highest court of the country.
The High Court OF Justice (UK) -> it consists of 3 divisions -> Queen’s Bench Division, the
Chancery Division and the Family Division -> civil cases.
The European Court of Justice -> in Europe, this court overrules any other civil court in any
member state.
Court of Appeal (Civil Division – UK) -> the Court is composed of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord
Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Family Division and 28 other Lords
Justice of Appeal and may uphold, amend or reverse the decision of a lower court or order a new
trial.
Engels – Oefeningen - Theorie Pagina 1 van 7
, The Crown Court (UK) -> it deals with all the criminal cases passed to it from the Magistrates’
Court and has jurisdiction over al serious offences -> presided over by High Court or circuit
judges and aways uses a jury.
Lord Chancellor -> one of the most important officials in the legal system.
-> Gives advice to the King, appoints new judges and decides whether a law needs to be
changed or not.
Lord Chief Justice -> judge who is second in importance -> now -> Lady Chief Justice (Dame Sue Carr).
Master of the Rolls -> the most important judge in a Court of Appeal.
Real estate (12-15)
Real property -> general term for land, tenements and hereditaments.
Personal property -> everything which does not fall under the heading of real property.
Real property -> freehold estate and leasehold.
A leasehold is generally created through what is referred to as a lease.
A landlord (lessor) who wishes to lease or rent a property to a tenant (lessee) will often consult a
solicitor for assistance in drawing up a lease.
A tenant might ask a solicitor to review the terms and conditions of a lease before entering into
such an agreement.
Statutory conditions:
- Abandonment and termination
- Sub-letting premises
- Entry of premises
- Entry doors
- Conditions of premises
- Services
- Good behaviour
- Obligation of the tenant
Exercise 4 (page 14)
Statutory -> created or regulated by statutes.
Premises -> a piece of land, a building, or a part of a building.
Habitation -> the act of living in or occupying a place.
The foregoing -> what has been stated before.
Willful or negligent act -> something done knowingly or carelessly.
Sub-letting -> when a tenant leases a leased property to a third party.
Grant of consent -> giving one’s permission to do so.
Abandonment -> leaving and no longer using a property.
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