giovedì 15 ottobre 2009

Lesson 4

13.10.09
Part one
Contract law: verb-noun collocations p.p. 19-20

Reading 2 Remedies for breach of contract. Different types of remedies:
  • restitution
  • damages
  • specific performance
  • compensatory damages
  • consequential and incidental damages
  • liquidated damages
  • rescission
  • reformation

Homework: proviamo a definire queste opzioni di rimedi (in inglese) e indichiamo come si inseriscono nel nostro sistema legale (in italiano)

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Part two

  • Reading 3 Contract clause p. 22 ex 22, 23
  • + Listening (lettura dagli audio transcripts) p.23 ex 25, 26

Homework

  • Language use modal verbs p. 24 ex 28
  • Text analysis: Email of advice p. 25 ex 29, 30

Extra activity: modal verbs

stampare gli esercizi - correzione durante la lezione del 21.10

2 commenti:

Anonimo ha detto...

RESTITUTION : returning of goods or property received from the other party to rescind a contract. if the goods or property is not available, must be made a cash equivalent.

DAMAGES: is the money which the court orders the breaching party to pay to the non-breaching party in compensation.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE : Where a court orders the breaching party to perform the acts promised in the contract.

COMPENSATORY DAMAGES: the money wich the breaching party intended to compensate a non-breaching party for the loss.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: damages to wich
parties to a contract agree in advance if the contract is breached.

RESCISSION: an action to undo the contract if there has been a material breach of contract or fraud.

REFORMATION: court rewrites a contract to express the parties true intentions or that court used to correct errors.

CARMEN DI COSTE, SCIENZE GIURIDICHE N.O.

Dott.ssa Maria Lombardi ha detto...

That's ok Carmen but perchè non proviamo a illustrare come si inseriscono gli stessi rimedi nella responsabilità contrattuale in Italia...