Тесты на тему "Английский язык в сфере юриспруденции"

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Sole trader...
• has limited liability
• is liable for all his debts
• shares losses with the people he employs

The bankruptcy order is published in...
• the Business Week
• the Financial Times
• the London Gazette

The secretary of a private company...
• must be qualified as a chartered secretary, an accountant or a lawyer
• must have work experience as a company secretary
• need not have any personal qualifications

Contracts for the sale of goods include ...
• agreements to sell
• contracts of bailment
• contracts for hire of goods

Agency of necessity can arise on condition that...
• the person charged with responsibility can get instructions from the owner of the property
• there is some emergency
• there are no pre-existing contracts giving the agent responsibility for the property of another

The bankruptcy petition can be presented by...
• a magistrate
• the trustee
• a creditor

The power to order that a merger shall not go ahead lies with…
• the Monopolies and Mergers Commission
• the Director General of Fair Trading
• the Secretary of State

A company which develops a new product protects this invention ...
• by a share certificate
• by an insurance policy
• by a patent

A person cannot be a partner if...
• it is a limited company
• he or she is an enemy alien
• heorsheisaminor

Things which are capable of physical possession are uncluded into ...
• tangible property
• intangible property
• incorporeal property

The term "goods" includes all "chattels personal" that are …
• tangible
• intangible
• immovable

Leasehold estate which incudes the renewable yearly lease is ...
• the "estate by sufferance"
• the "estate at will"
• the "term of years"

A shareholder of a public company can sell his shares freely…
• If other shareholders agree
• If majority shareholder gives his consent
• if the shares are dealt with on the Stock Exchange or the AIM

The East India Company was created...
• by Royal Charter
• by special Act of Parliament
• under Companies Act

The mortgagor may create ...
• only one mortgage over the same property
• not more than two mortgages over the same property
• second and subsequent mortgages over the same property

The capital clause of the Memorandum states....
• the actual capital raised
• the authorized capital
• the capital assets

Preference shareholders have the right...
• to receive a fixed dividend prior to ordinary shareholders
• to receive an unlimited dividend
• to receive surplus assets

To take part in the management of a registered company, a bankrupt must get...
• the trustee’s consent
• the court’ consent
• the creditors’ consent

According to the contract, the goods must be transferred...
• for money
• for securities
• for other goods

When the land is owned by a company,...
• there must be registration of the equitable mortgage
• there must be registration of both legal and equitable mortgages
• О registration of a mortgage is not necessary

Fiduciary duties of employees are implied into a contract of employment...
• by the common law
• are not implied
• by statute

A consent of the principal...
• is to be given by deed
• must be given in written form
• can be verbal, in writing or by deed

If the principal refuses to ratify the transaction...
• the agent will be liable for damages
• the principal will be liable for damages
• no one will be liable for damages

A subsidiary company is owned...
• by a sole trader
• by a partnership
• by a holding company

To control rogue dealers, the DG may bring proceedings...
• in the Restrictive Practices Court
• in the Crown Court
• in the High Court

Ratification of the contract can be possible if...
• it concerns a part of the contract
• it takes place after the time fixed for the performance of the contract
• the contract is not void or a forgery

If a partner secretly carries on a competing business, he... in
• will be expelled
• must pay to the firm all profits made by him in that business
• must sell that business

The rights of inheritance are unrestricted in case of...
• fee simple estate
• fee tail estate
• life estate

Public limited companies can have...
• one director
• two directors
• no directors

The major source of the English law which takes precedence over the others is...
• legislation
• European Community law
• case law

Private limited companies cannot raise money...
• by selling shares
• by making loans
• by inviting other members

Choose the right ending of the sentence
• General agents have ...
• authority for a specific purpose
• authority to act within certain limits
• unlimited authority

The Register of the Company must be kept...
• in the residence of the majority shareholder
• in the office of the CEO
• at the registered office

The Department of Trade and Industry may appoint inspectors...
• on the application of members holding not less than one tenth of the shares.
• on the application of 1 shareholder
• on the application of 100 shareholders

A statement of law is binding for future similar disputes if...
• it is based on a hypothesis
• it forms the basis of the decision
• is made by the way

Legal rights attach to...
• natural persons only
• corporations only
• natural and artificial persons

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• are
• is
• am
• does

In a bankruptcy the estate of an insolvent person passes...
• into the control of the bankruptcy court
• into the control of a trustee
• into the control of the creditors

Fiduciary duties are owed ...
• by buyers to sellers
• by employees to their employers
• by sales clerks to the customers

The following products are excluded from liability under the Consumer Protection Act:
• unprocessed game
• electricity
• vapors

The transfer of property to the buyer is the main purpose ...
• of the contract for service
• of the contract for labor and materials
• of the contract for the sale of goods

A shareholder has the right...
• to receive a proportion of the profits of the company
• to sell the assets of the company
• to give instructions to the directors of the company

Employees are entitled to notice which could be a month ...
• for senior managers
• for other managers
• for senior clerical workers

Choses capable of negotiation are classified as negotiable instruments and include ...
• bills of lading
• bills of exchange
• postal orders

Allowing water to escape from reservoirs is a tort affecting...
• general rights
• economic rights
• propert

The Monopolies and Mergers Commission consists of...
• three members
• not more than 30 members
• not less than 10 members

A holder of bearer shares becomes a member of the company...
• if Articles of the company allow that
• according to the decision of the directors of the company
• automatically

A bankrupt must disclose his status if he wants to obtain...
o • a credit
o • a credit of more than 50 pounds sterling
o • a credit of 250 pounds or more

In case of trespass to land the duty is owed ...
• to the owner
• to the possessor if he is the owner
• to the possessor even if he is not the owner

If a minority shareholder does not agree with the majority...
• the majority must agree with him
• the court will support him
• he must accept the decision of the majority

A mortgage is void against a subsequent purchaser...
• if it is not legal
• if it is legal without title deed
• if it is not registered in the Land Charges Registry

Directors of a public company can be appointed...
• at any age
• at the age under 60
• at the age under 70