Lesson 11

Consolidamento Homework Lesson 10
Grammar:
Adverb functions
Present perfect vs Simple past (letter of application pag. 64)

Reading 3 Role of commercial agents pp. 66-67 ex 17-20
Language:

• to negotiate the sale or purchase of goods
• to conclude transactions
• on behalf of
• in the name of
• to enable someone to do something
• to take advantage of
• to benefit from
• to have knoweledge of

Reading 4: Commercial agency contract pp. 67-68 ex 21-28

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What is Plain English
A to Z alternative words
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Il titolo dell'articolo ..... la dice lunga


Homework
pag. 70 Listen or read the audio transcripts 6.2 and 6.3 (pp131-132) ex 28-30
pag 71 Language Focus ex 1-5

Contributo al blog
Espressioni interessanti (and useful) estrapolate dai audio transcripts 6.2 e 6.3

....just gone through your agency agreements ...

Support to lesson 10

A proposito di "dry work" e "wet work"
menzionato nel listening 6.1, suggerisco di leggersi l'articolo pubblicato su lawgazette.com Espressioni queste utilizzate soprattutto da shipping lawyers.

Dry work is concerned with day-to-day events such as resolving charter party disputes (dispute per contratti di noleggio) and handling cargo claims (reclami riguardanti il trasporto merci).
Wet work is connected with more complicated events such as groundings (when the ship runs aground=arenaggio di una nave), salvage (salvataggio dei beni) and torts.


Language

• A charter party is a contract between a ship's owners and a cargo company, where a ship is hired for a voyage or for a period of time
• A cargo claim is a claim for compensation for goods lost or damaged by a shipping company
• A bill of lading (polizza di carico) is a receipt issued by a carrier to the shipper, containing all the details of the goods. The ship sends the bill of lading to the consignee, who exchanges it back for the goods when they arrive.

Lezione 10

From IILE text book

- phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions (audio trascripts 5.3 and 5.4 on pp 129-30)

- useful collocations connected with company law

- Commercial Law: Introduction pp. 60-61 language in context - ex 3, 4
Further information

• Commercial Law
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Profile of a Commercial Lawyer

Listening 6.1 pag 62 ex 5-6

Language use: Adverbs functions

Homework

• Text analysis: Letter of Application pp 63-65 ex 10-13
• Commercial Law Internship Reading 2 pag 65 ex 14, 15
• Role of commercial agents pp. 66-67 ex 17-20

Lesson 9

Types of business entities in Italy
- Società in Accomandita per azioni = Limited Partnership with Shares
- Società in Accomandita Semplice = Limited Partnership
- Società in Nome Collettivo = General Partnership
- Societa per azioni = Limited Share Company
- Società a responsabilità limitata = Limited Liability Company


Reading 1 - Company Law
pp. 50-51 ex 2, 3
Constitutional documents

• Memorandum of Association
• Articles of Association

Main differences between a sole proprietor, a partnership and a publicly litsted company

Reading 2 - Course in Company Law
pag 52 ex 4-6

Reading 3: Breach of Companies Act 2006
pag 55 ex 13-16

Company act 2006
Il "Companies Act 2006 " è una completa codificazione della legge sulle società in Inghilterra e Galles, ed è destinato a sostituire tutte le precedenti leggi, i "Companies Act " del 1985 e 1989 e anche, dove applicabile, la precedente Common Law.

BBC news - La difficile applicazione della codificazione "companies Act 2006"
Firms face legislative behemoth


Homework

• Language Focus pag 59 ex 1-3
• Lettura o ascolto Listening audio 5.3, 5.4 pag. 56 ex 17-20
• Read the audio trascripts 5.3 and 5.4 on pp 129-30 to find examples of phrasal verbs and idioms

Contributo studenti al blog - Prima di pubblicare leggere i lavori precedenti
Phrasal verbs
.. the press release we put out in March


Idioms
....during the run-up to the act

Lesson 8

Il contributo degli studenti - commenti lezione 7

Last week revision - Vocabulary pp 39-44
Focus on verbs + prepositions

• to be charged with a crime
• to be sentenced to
• to be aquitted of a crime
• to be found guilty of

Passive construction - cerca altri esercizi on line - segui i link suggeriti sul sito http://www.iuraionica.net/

"insider dealing" extra reading text
Un articolo pubblicato su bbc learning English
- lettura
- ascolto
- parole ed espressioni nel contesto

Law in Practice: identity theft pag 45 ex 23, 24
Would you like to read more about it???
http://www.identitytheft.org.uk/what-is-identity-theft.asp

Language use: giving advice and expressing obbligation
- should
- must/have to
- to be not allowed to
- to be not supposed to

Contributo studenti al blog
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8302873.stm
Leggere l'articolo e individuare espressioni chiavi, nonchè tradurle..

Homework
pag 49 ex 1-3
pp. 50 ex 1, 2

Words in the news

Qualche chiarmento su due verbi affrontati nell'ultima lezione

vb uphold [apˈhəuld] - upheld - upheld
1 to support (a person's action) His family upholds (him in) his present action. (La sua famiglia lo sostiene in questa azione)
2 to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc) The decision of the judge was upheld by the court. (La pronucia del giudice venne confermata dal tribunale)
3 to maintain (eg a custom) The old traditions are still upheld in this village. (Antiche tradizioni sono ancora mantenute in questo paese)


vb overturn`
1 Rule against"The Republicans were overturned when the House voted on the bill"- overrule, override, overthrow, reverse
2 Cause the downfall of; of rulers"overturn the ruling class"- overthrow, subvert, bring down
3 Cancel officially "He overturned the ban on smoking"- revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, rescind, vacate
4 Change radically- revolutionize, revolutionise [Brit]

N.B. Nel significato di abrogare, cancellare il termine "overrule" è da considerarsi un sinonimo di "overturn"
OVERRULE - To annul, to make void. This word is frequently used to signify that a case has been decided directly opposite to a former case; when this takes place, the first decided case is said to be overruled as a precedent and cannot any longer be considered as of binding authority. The term overrule also signifies that a majority of the judges have decided against the opinion of the minority, in which case the latter are said to be overruled.

Articoli che riportano l'uso del verbo uphold
1- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/15/BAPS1A6BAL.DTL

2- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/judge-grants-permanent-injunction-against-microsoft-in-favour-of-i4i-damages-now-290-million-usd-2009-08-12

3- http://www.siciliainformazioni.com/giornale//68826/mills-perjury-conviction-upheld-berlusconi-lawyer-four-half-year-term-confirmed.htm

4- http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/peterson-loses-motion-to-move-murder-trial.html


Articoli che riportano l'uso del verbo overturn and overrule
1 - http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-02-19-mccain-roe_x.htm

2- http://kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/19oct/Court-asked-to-overturn-Obama-decision-to-fund-ESCR

3- http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/90616015/-1/NEWS67

4 -http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/us/politics/07older.html


Contributo studenti al blog
- Scegliere uno, due articoli e individuare l'uso dei verbi in oggetto trascrivendo la frase dove vengono utilizzati, nonchè inserire la traduzione della stessa frase.

- Court asked to overturn Obama's decision to fund embryonic stem cell research = E' stato chiesto al tribunale di abrogare la decisione di Obama per il finanziamento delle ricerca sulle cellule staminali.

Lesson 7

28.10.09

• Language use: Asking for Information pag. 34 ex 23-25
• Reading 4 Letter threatening legal action pag. 36 ex 29-31
• Writing: Reply to a demand letter defending or denying the allegations made
• Language focus pag. 38 ex1-3

• Introduction to Criminal law pp 39-40 ex 1-6
• Passive constructions

Homework

• pag. 41 ex. 7, 10
• pag. 42 ex. 11-12
• pp. 43-44 ex. 19-22