lenguage exercises b. prepositions within a text

Complete the text below using the correct preposition. Decision ___ the Court Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) (right __ a fair hearing and right __ be assisted by counsel). of /to/to. to/for/ with. of/ from/ of. on/ of/to.

Complete the text below using the correct preposition. As the Court had stated __ many occasions,. the purpose of the Convention was ___ protect rights that were not theoretical or illusory but practical and effective,. the appointment of counsel did not __ itself ensure the effectiveness __ defence rights. The State sometimes had to act where problems of representation before the courts were drawn ___ its attention. Article 6 § 3 (c) obliged authorities __ intervene only where the default __ an assigned lawyer was manifest.

__ such cases, when put ___ notice, the competent authorities had to replace the defaulting lawyer or oblige him to perform his mission, ___ which the notion of free legal assistance would be meaningless. IN/ON/WITHOUT. ON/IN/WITH. IN/FROM/IN. OF/IN/AT.

Where a lawyer, especially one who had been officially assigned, decided not to act ___ a case or was prevented ____ appearing at a hearing,. IN/FROM. ON/FROM. AT/TO. IN/FOR.

he or she had a duty __ inform the assigning authority __ the situation and to do all that was necessary as a matter of urgency to preserve his or her client’s rights and interests. TO/OF. OF/TO. OF/OF. TO/TO.

Complete the text below using the correct preposition. Mr Vamvakas’ lawyer, appointed ___ 2 January 2010 ___ the hearing of 5 February 2010,. did not seem ___ any time to have explained that he was unable to pursue his mission. It was unlikely that, as he had said,he had contacted the registry ___ the Court of Cassation. to request the adjournment ___ the hearing,. because he would certainly have been informed that a telephone call was not a proper means ___ notification ___. that purpose ____ domestic law.

it was necessary ____ a written request to be sent or ___a fellow lawyer to appear _____ the day of the hearing to ask ____ an adjournment. FOR/FOR/ON/FOR. ON/FOR/ON/FOR. FOR/ON/ON/FOR. OF/IF/IN/FOR.

Complete the text below using the correct preposition. Since it was impossible ____ Greek law to reverse a decision to find an appeal ___ points of law inadmissible,. it had been ___the Court of Cassation to enquire ___ the reasons. the reasons ___the nonappearance of Mr Vamvakas’ lawyer. The Court of Cassation had indeed been confronted ____a situation of “manifest default”. the unexplained absence of the lawyer Mr F.K. ____the hearing held one month and three days ____ his appointment,. ____any request for adjournment having been received _____ him. requiring the court to adjourn its proceedings in order ____clarify the situation rather than dismiss the appeal ___points of law as not maintained.

Consequently, as the Court of Cassation had failed to ensure practical and effective respect _____Mr Vamvakas’ defence rights,. FOR. OF. BY. AT.