2013.11LEC模拟题试卷二参考答案

中国政法大学政企中心版权所有注意保密1法律英语证书（LEC）模拟考试题试卷二参考答案2013年11月14日PartI:CaseReadingComprehension(25points)1.Didthetrialcourtallowtheplaintiff’sclaimforthevaluesofbotharticles?AndWhy?No.Thetrialcourtproperlydisallowedplaintiff’sclaimforthevalueofthefurcoatssincethevalueofthesearticleswasspeculativeanduncertain.2.Whatistheruleoflawforanadvertisementtobeanoffer?Wheretheofferisclear,definite,andexplicit,andleavesnothingopenfornegotiation,itconstitutesanoffer.3.What’sthedefendant’scontention?Thedefendantcontendsthatanewspaperadvertisementofferingitemsofmerchandiseforsaleatanamedpriceisa“unilateraloffer”whichmaybewithdrawnwithoutnotice.4.Whatisthelegaleffectofaninvitationforanofferinasalescontract?Whenaninvitationforanofferisreceivedbythebuyer,thereceptionmaybeacceptedorrejectedbythesellerandthereforedoesnotbecomeacontractofsaleuntilacceptedbytheseller;anduntilacontracthasbeensomade,thesellermaymodifyorrevokepricesortermssignifiedintheinvitation.5.What’stheissue?Whethertheadvertisementconstitutedanoffer,and,ifso,whethertheplaintiff’sconductconstitutedanacceptance.PartII:Translation(40points)1.§1-103.本法（统一商法典）旨在促进其立法目标和政策：本法补充条款的可适用性（a）对本法的阐释和适用必须宽泛，旨在促进其内在目标和政策：（1）使调整商事交易的法律简化、明确和现代化；（2）通过风俗、惯例和当事人的协议不断扩充商事惯例的内容；并且（3）统一各州的法律。（b）在本法没有具体条款予以排除的情况下，普通法和衡平法的各项原则，包括商人法和涉及订约能力、委托人与代理人、禁反言原则、欺诈、失实陈述、胁迫、强制、错误或破产的法律，以及其它使合同生效或失效的法律，应作为本法的补充。2.§1-105.条款的可分割性中国政法大学政企中心版权所有注意保密2如果本法的任何条款或其对任何人或任何情况的适用被判决无效，此种无效不应影响本法的其它条款或其适用。在此种意义上，本法的各条款是独立的。3.“正常业务中的买方”指在不了解所售货物侵犯了第三方之所有权或担保权益的情况下以善意通过常规方式向从事该种货物销售之卖方买进货物的人。此处的卖方不包括典当商。如果对买方销售货物符合卖方所从事的商业活动中的惯例，或者符合卖方自己的商业习惯，那么视为买方以常规方式买进货物。所有在井源或矿源销售石油、天然气或其他矿物质的人，均应被视为从事该种货物销售的人。“买进”既指用现金买，也指用其它财产交换或利用有担保或无担保之信用赊买，也包括依据前存买卖合同取得货物或所有权凭证。只有当买方取得货物或依据第2条有权从卖方处得到货物时，其应被视为常规商事交易中的买方。“以常规方式买进”不包括大宗转让，也不包括为担保金钱债务所作的转让，以及为部分或全部清偿金钱债务所作的转让。4.CHAPTER2CONCLUSIONOFEMPLOYMENTCONTRACTSArticle7AnEmployer’semploymentrelationshipwithaEmployeeisestablishedonthedateitstartsusingtheEmployee.AnEmployershallkeeparegisterofemployees,forreferencepurposes.Article8WhenanEmployerhiresaEmployee,itshalltruthfullyinformhimastothecontentofthework,theworkingconditions,theplaceofwork,occupationalhazards,productionsafetyconditions,laborcompensationandothermatterswhichtheEmployeerequeststobeinformedabout.TheEmployerhastherighttolearnfromtheEmployeebasicinformationwhichdirectlyrelatestotheemploymentcontract,andtheEmployeeshalltruthfullyprovidethesame.Article9WhenhiringaEmployee,anEmployermaynotretaintheEmployee’sresidentIDcardorotherpapers,normayitrequirehimtoprovidesecurityorcollectpropertyfromhimundersomeotherguise.Article10Toestablishanemploymentrelationship,awrittenemploymentcontractshallbeconcluded.Intheeventthatnowrittenemploymentcontractwasconcludedatthetimeofestablishmentofanemploymentrelationship,awrittenemploymentcontractshallbeconcludedwithinonemonthafterthedateonwhichtheEmployerstartsusingtheEmployee.WhereanEmployerandaEmployeeconcludeanemploymentcontractbeforetheEmployerstartsusingtheEmployee,theemploymentrelationshipshallbeestablishedonthedateonwhichtheEmployerstartsusingtheEmployee.中国政法大学政企中心版权所有注意保密35.Article26Anemploymentcontractshallbeinvalidorpartiallyinvalidif:(1)Apartyusessuchmeansasdeceptionorcoercion,ortakesadvantageoftheotherparty’sdifficulties,tocausetheotherpartytoconcludeanemploymentcontract,ortomakeanamendmentthereto,thatiscontrarytothatparty’strueintent;(2)TheEmployerdisclaimsitslegalliabilityordeniestheEmployeehisrights;or(3)Mandatoryprovisionsoflawsoradministrativestatutesareviolated.Iftheinvalidityorpartialinvalidityoftheemploymentcontractisdisputed,itshallbeconfirmedbyalabordisputearbitrationinstitutionoraPeople’sCourt.6.Article43WhenanEmployeristoterminateanemploymentcontractunilaterally,itshallgivetheTradeunionadvancenoticeofthereasontherefore.IftheEmployerviolateslaws,administrativestatutesortheemploymentcontract,theTradeunionhastherighttodemandthattheEmployerrectifythematter.TheEmployershallstudytheTradeunion’sopinionsandnotifytheTradeunioninwritingastotheoutcomeofitshandlingofthematter.PartIII:LegalWriting(35points)LawOfficeMemoMEMORANDUMTo:DavidBlackFrom:MarieLinDate:April28,2010Re:StephenGrahamnotdisclosingbadatmosphereconditionsaroundthehouseshesoldinthecontractQuestionPresentedWhetherthepurchasinghousecontractRandallByarsreachedcanberescinded.BriefAnswerYes.TheretwostrongcasesforRandallByarsthatthecontractbetweenseller,StephenGrahamandthebuyer,RandallByarswillberescinded.Thesellerhasadutytodisclosetheproblemsorthedefectsheisawareofwhensigningacontract.Butobviouslythesellerviolatedhisduty.StatementofFactsRandallByars,ourprospectiveclient,recentlysignedacontracttopurchasea中国政法大学政企中心版权所有注意保密4houseinthecommunitytowhichhehasbeenrelocated.Hehassincediscoveredthatatcertaintimesoftheyearatmosphericconditionsaresuchthatthefumesfromanearbychemicalplantbecometrappedatgroundlevel.Thefumessmellnoxiousandcausewatery,burningeyes.AlthoughthisproblemwasnotapparentwhenByarswasshownthehouse,theseller,StephenGraham,wasawareoftheproblem.ButhenevermentionedtheproblemtoByars.DiscussionInthetwocasesStewartv.AveryandW