Marry smb and Marry to smb

Dear friends,

Please, explain, do English  people ever use to marry TO smb?

As far as know the only right variant is to marry smb, f.e.

My mother married my father  20 years ago.

 

Are there any cases where we use marry TO smb?

Thank you 

Like doing something or like to do smth

Dear friends,

 What's the difference between the use of "like doing smth" and "like to do smth". The grammar book says both variants can be used. However, is there any tendency to use them in a certain way or certain context?

 

Thank you!  

lots of / much luggage

Dear English speaking friends, will you please tell  me do we use lots of with luggage?

 

I know that luggage is uncountable noun(yes?), so that means we need to use it with "a lot of" in positive sentences  and much/ how much in negative and question sentences correspondingly.

I found an example from grammar book for PET students where they ask to choose between lots of and many with luggage. The key gives the right answer with " lots of" I don't understand   why? As far as I know lots of is used with countables.

Non-contentious litigation

Dear English-speaking friends!

I have a question with regards to legal English - Civil Procedure. I can't really find the examples of non-contentious litigation in the real court life. Dictionary says that "non-contentious" means non-conflict matter, BUT if it is a non-conflict matter why it is considered in the court? Or It means something else or particular court cases? Which?

Here is the context:

All cases concerning goods, property, debt repayment, breach of contract (with some exceptions such as insolvency proceedings and non-contentious litigation) are subject to Civil Procedure Rules. 

Thank you! 

it isn't vs it's not Dear friends, What is grammatically correct, to use isn't or it's not .....? f.e. It's not a mistake. It isn't a mistake.

On the Internet or in the Internet?

Dear friends,

 

I have a question whether to use ON the Internet or IN the Internet.

Here is the context:

It is planned to publish a collection of scientific and methodical materials of the conference, and to present the conference materials in the media (articles in scientific journals, press-releases on the Internet).

 

Is the word Internet ever used with IN? Or I should ALWAYS use ON the Internet?

Statutory instruments

Dear English speaking friends, lawyers!

 

How statutory instruments are understood in the UK legal system?

 

Here is the context:

How are laws made in the UK?

1) primary legislation, known as Acts of Parliament

2)secondary legislation such as statutory instruments, bye-laws and professional regulations.

 

The question is whether the statutory instruments are the printed version of laws (i.e. there is a law and it should be printed or published somewhere, i.e. in the legal newspaper, in the internet etc.) or statutory instruments include the law in theory? I mean can I use the phrase statutory instruments in the meaning of the resources where the new law will be represented or there is some other application of this phrase?

not oftener than once a month or not more often than once a month? What is the correct variant?

What is the difference between liabilities and duties in English legal system (UK)?

I am not sure in the following context: "Substantive law (UK) creates, defines or regulates rights, liabilities, and duties in all areas of law".

Do duties mean some taxes that you pay to the tax authorities? And what kind of payments are liabilities?