Tashkent State University of Law

Tashkent State University of Law

Master students’ MID-TERM exam paper

2019-2020 academic year (Spring)

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Task 1 – LELC / VOCABULARY
Questions 1-10

Look at the categories of civil law and match them with the very simple definitions provided. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

(1) The law that deals with the protection of the rights of inventors (who might invent a new drug or machine) or artistes (who might write a book or a song). (2) The law that deals with situations where someone has control of property for a period of time and must look after it for the benefit of someone else. (3) The law that deals with events such as divorce and the custody of (the right to look after) children. (4) The law that deals with everything connected with information and how it is passed between people, especially by means of the Internet. (5) The law that deals with land, including transferring the ownership of buildings or land from one person to another.

(6) The law that deals with private agreements between people or companies and tries to make sure that no one suffers a loss if an agreement is broken. (7) The law that deals with every citizen’s responsibility not to harm other people in any way, even if it is not a contractual or criminal situation. (8) The law that deals with people’s rights, pay or conditions in the workplace. (9) The law that deals with the way businesses are set up (created) and run (operated) and how they must work in relation to each other and the general public. (10) The law that deals with everything connected with the sea or ships.

Maritime law The law of tort Business and company law Contract law The law of equity & trusts

I.T. law Intellectual property law Family law Employment/labour law The law of real property/conveyancing

Task 2 – LELC / PREPOSITIONS
Questions 11-20

Complete sentences with a right preposition. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

into/from in over/with on with between at in to in

(11) Could you please deal _________ Mr Jones for me as I am busy this morning?

(12) Please take care ___________ that document because it is very important.

(13) She imported her car ______________ England.

(14) I am working _________ a very interesting merger project.

(15) I am based _________ Stockholm at the moment.

(16) The judge awarded my client 20,000 USD _________ damages.

(17) Could I take a look _________ your employment contract?

(18) Tom specializes _________ commercial litigation.

(19) She has been married _______ Peter for seven years.

(20) Once the confidential information had passed ___________ the two of them, it was known among the whole group in the office in just a few days.

Task 3 - WRITING
Write a formal email based on the following brief. Write about 100-150 words.

You have received an email about the problem below. Write an email in response, explain the cause of the problem and promise action.

You run a private language school. A yoga group uses one of your rooms every Wednesday evening. They have received a bill even though they paid for this month two weeks ago.

You may use the structure and these phrases in the box.

• 
  Introducing
  
• 
  Apologizing
  
• 
  Explaining
  
• 
  Promising action
  

Thank you for your email regarding … We will be happy to exchange the items. The reason for this problem was … I am very sorry to hear that … I am writing on behalf of …

We apologize for any inconveniences that this caused. We have been experiencing problems with … We can offer you a (10 %) discount (on your next order). We will look into this problem immediately.