Which of the given words/phrases have you come across in the text? What do they refer to in the context?

Rules and practices; general term; pleadings; specific grounds; appellate brief; normal and preferred way; lawsuit; interlocutory judgments; objections; prevailing party; a matter of right; discovery; to move for leave to appeal.

Answer the questions. Refer to the text if necessary.

 

1. Who can initiate appeal proceeding in civil cases: loosing, prevailing or dissatisfied party?

2. What are the main aspects regulated by the appellate procedure rules?

3. What do you understand by due process?

4. What is a final judgment?

5. What can be the grounds for prevailing party to appeal or cross-appeal?

React to the following statements: agree or disagree. Support your answers by information or facts from the text.

1. An appeal is an application for the judicial examination by higher tribunal of the decision of any lower tribunal.

2. In civil matters all judgments of a trial court can be appealed.

3. There must be specific grounds to challenge a lower court decision in an appellate court.

4. The main purpose of appellate process is to change a trial court decision.

5. One can speak about final judgment when the decision on a civil case is rendered by the court of last resort.

6. Appeal is a matter of discretion of a court and an appellant is required to move for leave to appeal.

5. Tell the group what information you have learnt from the text about:

· appellate jurisdiction

· legal aspects governed by the appellate procedure rules

· grounds to file an appeal

· appealable and reviewable judgments of a trial court

· parties to an appeal

6. To summarize the text, complete the sentences:

1. Appellate procedure rules regulate …

2. The term “appellate review” means …

3. If a party disagrees with the result…

4. An appeal in civil matters may be filed by…

5. An appellant is …

6. An opposing party is …

7. An appeal as of right means that …

8. An appeal by leave means that…

III. VOCABULARY STUDY

1. Search the text to find the words that:

a) have the same roots as:

to view; motion; to consider; sure; law; to defend; to respond; to permit;

b) have similar meanings to:

during; demand; to be centered on; to apply for; to finish; permission; to lodge; basis; respondent;

c) have opposite meanings to:

satisfied; to agree; to refuse; to complete; initial

d) mean the following:

· a party in whose favour a lower court decision was rendered

· a party who files an appeal

· a counterpart of an appellant

· a judgment deciding a procedural matter

2. Give English equivalents to the following Ukrainian words and phrases:

 

перегляд справи в порядку апеляційного оскарження; підстави; оскаржувати рішення; подавати апеляцію; апеляційне провадження; апеляція по праву (на розсуд сторони); апеляція, яка може бути порушена лише за дозволом суду (на розсуд суду); звертатися за дозволом на апеляцію; процесуальна помилка; помилка в питаннях права; відповідати закону; скасовувати (відміняти) рішення; право діяти на власний розсуд.

3. Who or what are the following words and phrases connected with? Give one general name to each group:

 

1) to initiate an appellate proceeding; to file an appeal; to disagree with the trial results; to move for a leave to appeal; to challenge court decision; to seek an appellate review; to refer to a higher court; dissatisfied party;

 

2) jurisdiction; to render a judgment; to consider a case; due process; ruling; discretion; order(s); to grant or refuse demand to appeal; trial; judge; jury; verdict.

4. Find words not connected with an appeal process:

 

appeal, trial, briefs, to overturn, to challenge, claimant, to execute, to stand, damages, review, to change, defendant, pleadings, to question witnesses, objections, defences, claim, to dismiss claim, verdict, examination of evidence, pre-trial conference, execution of judgment, to bring a lawsuit, to discover evidence, error of law, to overturn court decision.

Think of one word only which can collocate with all the words in each group. Make up various possible word combinations.

 

a) to render b) to file

to challenge to bring

to execute to complete of right

to reverse to hear?

to review? initial by leave

to overturn interlocutory

final cross

interlocutory

appealable

reviewable

 

c) review

procedure

jurisdiction

? lawyer

briefs

Check that you can use your active vocabulary appropriately: use word combinations from the previous exercise to make up your own sentences and then arrange them in certain logical order of your choice.

7. Translate the text into English using active vocabulary of this Section for the underlined words:

Апеляційне провадження у цивільних справах

В Україні апеляційною інстанцією у цивільних справах є цивільні судові палати апеляційних судів загальної юрисдикції, у межах територіальної юрисдикції яких знаходиться місцевий суд, який ухваливоскаржуване рішення.

Сторони у справі мають право оскаржитив апеляційному порядку рішення суду першої інстанції повністю або частково.

Апеляція на ухвалу суду першої інстанції може бути подана окремо від рішення суду у випадках, передбачених статтею 293 Цивільно-процесуального Кодексу.

У всіх інших випадках апеляції напроміжні рішення суду, які стосуються процесуальних питань, включаються до апеляційної скарги.

IV. GRAMMAR FOCUS

Point out Participle I in the text, explain the usage and translate the sentences.

Explain grammar phenomena of the underlined words in the text and translate them.

 

V. SPEAKING

1. Explain the difference between the following notions using necessary information from the text and the phrases below:

X is/means …, while/whereas Y is/means ….

X differs from Y in the following way….

The difference between X and Y is that ….

X and Y are different kinds of ….

X and Y are both (mean)…, but the former is/means …, and the latter is/means ….

· final judgment and interlocutory judgment

· appeal as of right and appeal by leave

· appellant and respondent

· appealable and reviewable

· loosing party and prevailing party

2. Imagine you need to explain features of appellate procedure of your system, different or broadly similar, to a colleague from another legal system. Compare the main aspects of your country’s procedural law with an equivalent in the UK or the USA. Get ready for the conversation using the phrases below:

Different from: you have …, that’s what we could call …; we don’t have …, but/instead we have …; we have …, but it differs from (your)… in the following way …; there is no comparable … in our/your system

Similar to: this is comparable to …; this is similar in …; in (our/your system) this is referred to as…/known as …; this is slightly/rather/basically/very similar to…/like …; in your system … is/means … and the same is true in my country.

 

Unit 2 Appellate Review Section 2 Appellate Court Powers and Procedures

I. LEAD-IN

1. Think over the following questions and prepare to discuss them in class:

· Can you name courts of appellate jurisdiction in Ukraine?

· Try to describe presumable/probable route of an appeal in civil cases in your country.

· What is the final appeals instance (in Ukraine, Great Britain and the USA)?

· Are there any opportunities to change final decisions of the highest national judicial body on civil cases outside the national court system (in Ukraine, in other countries)?

The text you are going to read contains information on appellate proceedings on civil matters in common law legal system. Before you read, think over the subject and try to predict notions or terms you might meet. For a minute make a list of 10 topic-related words and phrases.

3. Did your list include any of these words, which appear in the text? Match each word to the correct translation:

 

to refer a claim for determination займати процесуальну позицію

payment of interest рішення суду про сплату судових витрат

leapfrog procedure процедура безпосередньої апеляції

to be legally sound передавати позов для вирішення (в іншу інстанцію)

appellate tribunal апеляційний суд

legal error юридичний недолік

to take procedural position бути юридично обґрунтованим

costs order сплата відсотків

legal defect юридичний недолік

Quickly skim the text (don’t read it in detail) to decide what each of its parts is about in general and put the following headings into the correct order (1-3):

A routes of appeals

B hearing in an appellate tribunal

C appellate court powers

TEXT 2

Notes:

¹to be reluctant to do smth. – робити щось неохоче

²decision “below” – рішення суду нижчої інстанції

³judge of appropriate level – суддя відповідного рівня

⁴by order – за наказом