VII. Translate the sentences from English into Russian. 1. Lawyers are there to represent people, not to judge them.

1. Lawyers are there to represent people, not to judge them.

2. A lawyer must not make up a fictional defence for a client out of his own head, or defend someone who tells him that he has committed the crime.

3. If the lawyer knows that his client is guilty, and the client refuses to plead guilty, the lawyer becomes what is known as “professionally embarrassed”.

4. In a criminal trial it is the duty of the prosecution to disclose to the defence anything in their possession that may assist the defence.

5. The judge must warn the jury that it is always possible for identifications to be mistaken and that they must consider that type of evidence with special care.

VIII. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. solicitors; 2. barristers; 3. legal aid; 4.duty; 5. a living wage; 6. my learned friend; 7. the winning side; 8. legal privilege; 9. damages; 10. an “immunity from suit”; 11. branches.

1. In England the legal profession is divided into two types of lawyers, called and.

2. It is said that there are two of legal profession.

3. Whenever lawyers of any kind appear together in court, they always refer to one another as.

4. They have a “to the Court” to behave honourably, and not to do anything which they know will mislead the court and harm the interests of justice.

5. Many young lawyers find it a struggle to earn.

6. If the lawyers lose a case, they will usually be ordered to pay the costs of.

7. is now recognized to be one of the most important social advances of the last century.

8. If the client wins the case and is awarded

compensation), they will receive a percentage of these winnings.

(money

9. If someone confesses a crime to his doctor or priest, or to a newspaper reporter, there is no.

10. Until recently lawyers too enjoyed an important privilege –.

IX. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions from the box.

In (10); on; of (10); with (2); to (3); into (2); at; for (4); by; without; from.

1. However close lawyers may be as personal friends, they must never allow their friendship to get the way of doing their duty behalf of their clients.

2. Lawyers representing opposite sides a case must act honourably

the best interests justice.

3. Anyone who is charged a crime and who denies being involved

it should have a fair trial.

4. If a person accused crime admits it his lawyer, the lawyer does then know he is guilty, and he must advise him to plead guilty.

5. If he is taken custody (kept a police station), the police must offer to arrange his representation immediately.

6. They researched the case of Alex Allen, who had been convicted

robbery and sentenced eight years’ imprisonment.

7. This scheme is now an important part the civil justice system, particularly the case claims damages personal injuries.

8 The privilege is that a lawyer must not reveal what he or she has been told the client the course preparing a case, the client’s consent.

9. The possibility a claim negligence might inhibit the lawyer

acting accordance his overriding duty the court.

10. The House of Lords took all of these matters account, and decided that practice it would only be a very plain case neglect

the conduct a case court that a client could ever be successful.

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