2. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. They make tough business deals, but are always careful to operate within the law. 2. It is against the law for children to work before they are fifteen. 3. There were easy profits for businessmen who were prepared to break the law. 4. They had some doubts whether those dealings were lawful. 5. The police are doing their best to find these lawless terrorists. 6. I think he may be in trouble with the law. 7. He had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream. 8. Unless the money is paid immediately we shall be forced to take legal action. 9. I don’t approve of their launching the campaign to legalise soft drugs. 10. There are plans to legislate against computer-related crime. 11. We have to take new legislative measures to stem the flow of drugs into the country. 12. I don’t understand how the firm can do so much illegal work and keep it quiet. 13. The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front. 14. She was a passionate advocate of human rights. 15. That area is not within the State Police’s jurisdiction. 16. In English law any previous legal decision sets a precedent for future decisions. 17. I’m not asking you to break the rules, just to bend them a little. 18. You infringe my legal rights by not allowing me to vote.

2. Complete the following text with the words given. Speak about practicing lawyers in England.

courts; confer with; solicitor; barrister; negotiations; pleads; course; litigation; lawyers; numerous; carry on; trial; right; representative; citizens;

Solicitor is one of the two types of practicing ________ in England, the other being the ________, who ________ cases before the court. The solicitors ________ most of the office work in law. In general, a barrister undertakes no work except through a ________, who prepares and delivers the client’s instructions to a barrister. Solicitors confer with clients, give advice, draft documents, conduct ________ , prepare cases for ________, and retain barristers for advice on special matters or for advocacy before the higher courts. They have a ________ to act in all courts as the agents for ________ or ________ of their clients, and they are deemed officers of the court, but they may appear as advocates only in the lower ________ . Since their activities make up the greater part of the work of lawyers, solicitors are many times more ________ than barristers.

The education required of a solicitor includes a law school ________ . A most important feature, however, is service under articles (apprenticeship) with a practicing solicitor for a period of five years (three years for university graduates). Solicitors must be British Commonwealth ________ , although there is no such requirement for the barrister.

The official organization of solicitors is the Law Society, a voluntary group, incorporated by Parliament. The Law Society has extensive authority in setting and enforcing standards for solicitors. The society maintains a client-compensation fund to reduce and relieve losses sustained from dishonesty by solicitors. a solicitor, unlike a barrister, may sue for his fees.