Trading conditions;

(b) limit or control production, markets, technical development or

Investment;

(c) share markets or sources of supply;

(d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with

Other trading parties, thereby placing them at a

(27) disadvantage;

(e) make the conclusion of contracts subject to (28)..................

By the other parties of (29) obligations which, by

Their nature or according to (30) usage, have no

Connection with the subject of such contracts.

COMPATIBLE

RESTRICT

SPECIFIC

COMPETE

ACCEPT

SUPPLEMENT

COMMERCE

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Questions 31-36

Read the following news item from a legal journal.

For each question 31-36, usethe wordsin the boxto the right of the text to form

One word that fits in the same numbered gap in the text. Write the new word in

CAPITAL LETTERS in the gap.

The Rights of Third Parties Act 1999

This Act fundamentally reforms contract law by allowing

(31) partiesto confer(32) rightson third

Parties. For (33) , the Act presents a new way of

Allocating risk in complex deals, and a way to protect the customer

In prime and sub-contractor situations. The Act erodes the position

Of the prime-contractor and (34) the hand of the subcontractor.

Before the Act, the doctrine of privity of contract prevented a person

Who was not a party to a contract from enforcing a term of that

Contract. This meant that even if a contract affected other people,

Only the parties to it had rights and (35) under it. Until

Now, the only answer for English law contracts was to create either

A complex web of trusts or back-to-back contracts or to allow endusers

To call off direct contracts with the (36) under a

General umbrella agreement.

Part 4

What you have to do

This part of the examination usually consists of a single law-related text which is

Divided into four sections. Alternatively, it can consist of four short texts which are

Thematically linked. It is a multiple-matching task; you have to match each of the

Six statements provided to the section of the text to which it corresponds. An

Example is given at the beginning.

What is being tested

The task tests your ability to scan a text for specific information and to understand

The main ideas. It also tests your understanding of the item and your ability to

Relate it to a part of the text which is expressed in different language.

Tips

() First, read through the six statements, then read the text quickly to get a general

Understanding of what it is about. Then return to the statements individually and read the

Text more carefully to find the correct answers.

\.) Remember that it is unlikely that you will find the exact wording of a question in the text.

Instead, look for words or phrases which have a similar meaning.

0 Don't try to match the same words in the questions and texts ('word-spotting'), as this may

Lead you to the wrong answers.

Questions 37-42

Read the questions and the extract on the opposite page from a journal article

About the partnership structure of law firms.

For each question 37-42, decide which section (A, B, C or D) the question refers to.

You will need to use some of these letters more than once.

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