Legal profession
to take someone that belongs to someone else with the intention of keeping it
to steal
a decision of a judge in an earlier case that other judges must follow if the circumstances of the situation are the same or similar.
Precedent
to .... means to break
Breach
a word to describe an activity or action that is dangerous or that may fail.
Risky
The lawyer will try to get you money from the careless person. This money is called ‘compensation’ or, more correctly...
Damages
an agreement, contract, or decision that is mandatory, enforceable, and must be followed by the parties involved
Binding
the person who is hurt is called the .....
injured person
the cost incurred in or required for something.
Expenses
the law concerning the rights and duties of private individuals and companies rather than criminal matters
Civil law
an old-fashioned word meaning a judge's words at the end of a case giving his or her decision
Pronouncement
the legal ending of a marriage
divorce
the amount of your income that you have to pay to the government in tax.
Income tax
The agreement is that if the client does not win the case then he or she does not have to pay for the lawyer’s services. This is called a ........... arrangement
no win-no fee
..... is something that is not really necessary for the legal basis for the decision and the words of judge
obiter dictum
when two companies join together to form one
written details of all your business activities, especially the financial details of the income and outgoings of the business.
records and accounts
They are specialists in advocacy, which is the skill of speaking for someone in court. We call this...
pleading a case
The pronouncement must form what is called the ........ of the case. This is the part of the judge's words that provides the legal reasoning for his or her decision
ratio decidendi
to be established somewhere as the main place where you work or live.
to be based somewhere
to experience difficulties (often financial) that you did not expect.
Run into trouble