Legal English Quizzes

Fill in the gaps with the words from the list. price fixing, penetrate, compete, cartels, market, barriers to entry, single, on the whole, enhance, predatory pricing EC competition law is rooted in the creation of the 1)___________ European market and, as such, prohibiting private undertakings from partitioning the Community market along national lines is a fundamental goal. The origins of competition law in the United States, on the other hand, can be found in the term 'antitrust'. 2) __________ it is accepted that competitive markets 3)  ___________economic efficiency because they maximise consumer benefit and optimise the allocation of resources, which is [...]

Choose the right word from the list.  Employment law entails contracts between employers and employees which are normally controlled by specific legislation. In the UK, certain laws have been enacted regulating the areas of disability, sex discrimination, 1) ___________, health and safety, and employee rights in general. In the 2) _________processes, employers must take into consideration that it is unlawful to discriminate between applicants for employment 3)___________gender, marital status, colour, race, nationality, or ethnic or national origins. It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another based on sex or marital status in the hiring process and in respect of [...]

CONTRACTS consideration, assignment, inducement, formation, essential, capacity,  offeror, enforeable, offeree, illegality, duress, subsequently, delegation, enforceable Under the common law, a promise becomes an 1)  ________________ contract when there is an offer by one party 2), ____________ , that is accepted by the other party 3), __________, with the exchange of legally sufficient  4) _______________. For a promise to become an enforceable contract, the parties must also agree on the 5) ___________terms of the contract. In a contractual dispute, certain defences to the 6)  ________________ of a contract may permit a party to escape his/her obligations under the contract. For example, 7) [...]