1. Landmarks in law Unit 2

2. bind/b ʌɪ nd/ (contrato) obligar/ (general English) atar ▶ verb (past and past part. bound) 1 tie or fasten (something) tightly together. Related to: Obligar transitivo[circunstancia/persona]: ▫el mal tiempo nos obligó a … bad weather forced us to or obliged us to …

3. right/r ʌɪ t/ ▶ adjective1 morally good, justified, or acceptable. 2 factually correct. (legal) Correcto/(general) derecho(s) (n)

4. duty/ ˈ dju ː ti/ ▶ noun (pl. duties) 1 a moral or legal obligation. deber

5. overturn/ ə ʊ v ə ˈ t ɜː n/ Abolish, invalidate, or reverse (an established fact or system, legal decision, etc.). Anular More synonyms: Nullify

6. condition/k ə n ˈ d ɪʃ n/ 2 (conditions) circumstances affecting the functioning or existence of something. (stipulation, requirement) condición ; on one ~ con una condición; on ~ that con la condición de que, a condición de que

7. consideration /k ə n ˈ s ɪ d ə ˈ re ɪʃ ə n/ General English Atención, consideración (attention, thought): their case has been given careful ~ su caso ha sido estudiado or considerado detenidamente; to take sth into ~ tener ( algo en cuenta, considerar algo; the report is under ~ el informe está siendo estudiado;

8. Consideration In law A payment for a service. Retribución, pago, contraprestación

9. The judicial achievements of Lord Denning A summary or expressions used ( Check you understand them) Landmark Equitable estoppel (suaviza la aplicación de la ley teniendo en cuenta en este caso el bien común) ▫Exclusión o impedimento en equidad (moderación, templanza) The men were eventually released They had been wrongfully imprisoned for…. On the grounds that…. …some jurist believed damaged his reputation,….

10. A thorough analisys of the facts of the case,… The facts of the case were that the Plaintiffs … Denning argued that the plaintiffs promise to reduce the rent stopped them from enforcing the original contract This promise estopped (de estoppel) /prevented the plaintiffs from enforcing their strict legal rights

11. These conditions stated that the owners were not liable for any injuries. Although some of his decisions were overturned by the House of Lords…. His language challenged the ridigity imposed by common law. A person who makes a negligent misstatement cannot later rely on it the rightExamples of these are the right of deserted wives to remain in the marital home.

12. The court system in England and Wales Court of Appeal (Supreme Court) High Court (Highest Court of first instance) Crown Court(criminal cases) Country Court(civil cases) Magistrates Court

13. Page 18: defendant: 1 (derecho penal) acusado: ▫the defendant was granted bail, al acusado se le concedió la libertad bajo fianza 2 (derecho civil) demandado

14. defendant/d ɪˈ fend ə nt/ An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. Acusado Ex: the defendant was granted bail, al acusado se le concedió la libertad bajo fianza Synomym: accused, suspect Antonym plaintiff (demandante)plaintiff

15. misstatement/m ɪ s ˈ ste ɪ tment/ Distortion Declaración distorsionada, errónea o que falta a la verdad.

16. binding/ ˈ b ʌɪ nd ɪ ŋ/ (of an agreement ( acuerdo) involving (implica) a contractual obligation. Obligación contractual Del Verbo: To bind(contrato) obligar/ (general English) atar ▫verb (past and past part. bound) ▫tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

17. entitle/ ɪ n ˈ t ʌɪ tl/ ( be entitled to) give (someone) a right to do or receive something. Tener derecho a algo