Deck 7: What to Avoid

Question 1

There were three defendants in court, all of who were charged with serious offences.

A) whom
B) who
C) which
D) what

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The company, that was based in Birmingham, became insolvent due to the managing director's fraudulent dealings.

A) that
B) what
C) which
D) who

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The accused claimed that he did not break into the house - he said that the door was non-locked, and he merely pushed it open and wandered in.

A) nonlocked
B) unlocked
C) inlocked
D) umlocked

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The judge is entitled to send you to prison for this offence, and it is quite likely that she can do so.

A) can
B) should
C) will
D) must

Question 5

In accordance with the witness, the accused was not in the area when the crime was committed.

A) in accordance with
B) in accordance to
C) according with
D) according to

Question 6

This legal principle derives solely from common law, and is therefore unstatutory.

A) unstatutory
B) non-statutory
C) imstatutory
D) un-statutory

Question 7

We implied from the judge's words that she did not believe the evidence given by the witness.

A) implied
B) got
C) implyed
D) inferred

Question 8

There were less people in the public gallery on the second day of the trial than there had been on the first.

A) less
B) smaller
C) fewer
D) few

Question 9

The witness alleged that the defendant was the man what she saw outside the building that night.

A) what
B) who
C) whom
D) which

Question 10

The defendant was shown to have lied to almost everyone - specially his lawyer.

A) especially
B) specially
C) special
D) especial

Question 11

A judge should meet his responsibility to avoid any suspicion of bias in his judgment.

Question 12

If a student cannot write competently, he cannot expect to make a good lawyer in the future.

Question 13

A lawyer knows better than the layman that knowledge of where to find the law is at least as useful as knowledge of specific legal provisions.

Question 14

Ms Jane Smith is the current chairman of the Warehouseman's Social Club.

Question 15

These contracts are commercial undertakings entered into by sophisticated businessmen.

Question 16

When commencing court proceedings, the lawyer must ensure that his client has been fully advised about the risks of litigation. In particular, he must give the client a realistic estimate of the likely costs.

Question 17

The distributor hereby undertakes that upon termination of this contract he will return to the Company all confidential papers.

Question 18

The goods shall be inspected by the purchaser as soon as they are delivered to him.

Question 19

If a client does not pay his bills, he cannot expect the laywer to carry out further work for him.

Question 20

No man is entitled to enter these premises unless he shows a valid entry pass to the guard on duty.

Question 21

Even if the company sells the product, if it does not usually sell this particular product in the usual course of business it may not be held liable.

Question 22

Sara dropped a hammer on her foot, but as it was a rubber one she suffered no injury.

Question 23

The causation of the legal temperament, as well as the desire for certainty historically has accounted for the slow pace of change in the law.

Question 24

No drilling work shall be carried out on this land within 50 metres of any residence currently situated on said land without the lessor's consent.

Question 25

This lawyer said the client is the best trial advocate he had ever had working on one of his cases.

Question 26

John drafted the contract for the client during the meeting itself and he then read through it carefully.

Question 27

We were asked not to carry out any further work for clients whose previous invoices had not been paid by our senior partner.

Question 28

She opened the door to a plumber wearing pink pyjamas.

Question 29

You are right and I am wrong, as you usually are.

Question 30

Do not go into that muddy field full of farmers without the proper footwear.

Question 31

The statute ___ the use of dangerous chemeicals near residential areas. (Prescribes/proscribes)

Question 32

Paragraph 3 should be ___. (Omitted/emitted)

Question 33

The landlord sought to ___ antisocial behaviour by the tenants. (kerb/curb)

Question 34

We ___ the services offered by the company. (apprised/appraised)

Question 35

The crowd gradually ___. (diffused/defused)

Question 36

Mary can be relied upon to be ___. (discrete/discreet)

Question 37

Please refer to the ___ lease. (draught/draft)

Question 38

We believe that it is an ___ agreement for all the parties. (equable/equitable)

Question 39

It is an important legal ___ that where a material term of a contract is breached, the aggrieved party is entitled to redress. (principle/principal)

Question 40

The company is completely ___ in making further purchases of commercial property at this time. (disinterested/uninterested)