Fakultet za pravne i poslovne studije, Novi Sad

Student Index No. Pravni engleski 1 Druga godina

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I. Circle the best answer: A COMPLAINT HAS ALREADY BEEN FILEDMaybe I should start by explaining how things work. You say that 1) in writing / written / a writ has been 2) sent to / served on / sentenced to you, informing you that an action has been filed against you for 3) breaking of / break of the / breach of contract. If that is right, that means that a complaint against you has already been filed 4) to / with / in the court. Our next step will be 5) drawing / to draft / to draw an answer to this complaint. In order to be able to do this, I will need information from you - facts, documents and the like - so that I can begin preparing your defence. Of course, we will then also have to start building up evidence to 6) submit / support / save your defence. For example, we may wish to get affidavits - sworn statements - from potential witnesses supporting the statements you have 7) said / made in / promised for your defence. Depending on how we wish 8) proceedings / to present / to proceed, we should try to have the case 9) to dismiss / distinguishing / dismissed as soon as we can. Of course, this will require filing motions. We will also have to draft briefs clarifying our legal position, which we will then 10) supply to / surrender / submit to the court. Whether there will be a trial is hard to say exactly. And if there is a trial, when the time comes, the court will issue a notice to inform us of the date and time of the hearing.

5 / ____II. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence in the text:

The power to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws or to adopt new bylaws shall be 1) _____ the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any bylaw or amendment 2) _____ as adopted by the Board of Directors may be altered, amended or repealed 3) _____ the shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors, or a new bylaw in lieu thereof may be adopted by vote of such shareholders. No bylaw which 4) _____ altered, amended or adopted by such a vote of the shareholders may be altered, amended or repealed by vote of the directors until two years 5) _____ expired since such action by vote of such shareholders. The Corporation shall keep as permanent records 6) _____ of all meetings of its shareholders and directors, a record of 7) _____ taken by the shareholders or the directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the directors 8) _____ of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation. The Corporation shall also maintain appropriate accounting records. The Corporation, or its agent, shall maintain a record of its shareholders in a form 9) _____ preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders, in alphabetical order, 10) _____ of shares, showing the number and class of shares held by each.

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III. Use the words in the sidebar to form one word that fits in the same numbered gap: At the smaller firms, I wrote case briefs for the partners and associates, and all kinds of correspondence with clients from the first day on, which I liked 1) _______. At the bigger firms, I was asked to do research and to help to maintain court books. That was a useful learning experience, too. In my opinion, the main advantage of a 2) _______ at a large firm is that you meet a lot of new people. There's a big 3) _______ of people - so many different lawyers and clients. There's also a greater 4) _______ on learning and developing the various skills a lawyer needs in courses and seminars. I must say that both the larger and the smaller firms 5) _______ to give me a sense of being a part of the company, as if I really 6) _______ to their team. At the larger firms, I was even invited to some of their social events, and that was really fun. However, the smaller firms definitely made you feel more comfortable; everything was more friendly and relaxed. But in both types of firms I never felt that I 7) _______ my time. My 8) _______ to you all is that it's really important to try to do clerkships, starting in your first year of law school. I also think it's 9) _______ to get to know a variety of firms, with different 10) _______ areas and different sizes. 1. DO 2. CLERK 3. NET 4. EMPHASIZE 5. TRY 6. BELONG 7. WASTE 8. ADVISE 9. VALUE 10. PRACTISE

10 / ___IV. Match the term in A with the appropriate definition in B:

AB1. tribunal 2. affidavit3. liquidator4. fraud5. high court 6. auditor7. legal person8. proxy 9. bailiff 10. writ a) a document informing someone that they will be involved in a legal process and instructing them what they must do

b) officer of the court whose duties include keeping order and assisting the judge and jurors

c) where a group of specially chosen people examine legal problems of a particular type, such as employment disputes

d) a written statement that somebody makes after they have sworn officially to tell the truth, which might be used as proof in court

e) person appointed by a shareholder to attend and vote at a meeting in

his/her place when the shareholder is unable to attend

f) artificial entity created by law and given legal rights and duties, for example a corporation

g) deliberate misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact to gain an advantage

h) person appointed by the company to examine the company's accounts and to report to the shareholders annually on the accounts

i) person appointed by a court, the company or its creditors to wind up the companys affairs j) usually the highest court in a jurisdiction, the court of last resort

5 / ___1. minutes 2. thereto 3. all action 4. in place 5. by class 6. that permits

7. has been 8. shall have 9. vested in 10. by a vote of

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