Speaking legal English. Борисова Л.А. - 43 стр.

      3. For example, an employer is not in b_____ of contract for sacking
          someone because of his or her age. (does not violate)
      4. Certain persons lack the legal capacity to m___ a contract. (enter into)
      5. Either party can t______ the contract at any time. (end)
      6. Middlesbrough-based chemicals company is on the verge of clinching
          a l___-t____ contract just days after it revealed a £4m investment in
          the business. (effective for a long time in the future)
      7. I can see no difference in principle between a threat to b_____ a
          contract and a threat to commit a tort. (violate)
      8. The parties must agree to c___ o__ certain t____. (make a contract
          accepting the conditions)
      9. The parties to a v____ contract are bound to do what they have
          promised. (accepted by people in authority)
      10. If the o_____ rejects the offer and communicates this rejection to the
          o____, the offer is terminated. (the one who is offered and the one who
          offers)
      11. Instead of damages a plaintiff sometimes asks the court to force the
          other party to c___ out the contract. (execute)
      12. It is against the law for a real estate agent to d_____ a contract when
          s/he is not involved in the sale. (write)
      13. Once a court decides that there has been a breach of contract, it must
          then judge how the party in b___ must compensate the other party. (the
          party that has broken the contract)
      14. Under English law a c______ cannot enforce an agreement against
          another party if the agreement was to commit a crime. (a party to a
          contract)
      15. U____ the t___ of the contract the job should have been finished
          yesterday. (according to the conditions of the agreement)

      Discussion
      Exercise 2. What is a contract? What are the essential elements of a
contract? Give examples of contractual relations in everyday life.

      Exercise 3. When there has been a breach of contract a court decides to
award damages, specific performance or an injunction. Can you explain what
each of these terms means?

       Exercise 4. Match the illustration of the contract with its type. Give the
definition of each type of contract.

 1. «I promise to pay you a commission, if
 you will get me a buyer for my car». When             a) «bilateral» contract
 the person to whom the promise is made
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