Lesson_10

From Legalese to plain English

Reading_3 Role of Commercial agents

• commercial agency agreement
• to give agents greater protection
• under EU law
• good and services
• provision of services/a service
• on behalf of/in the name of 
• flat rate
• paid on commissions
• indipendent intermediaries 
• authority to negotiate
• provide a convenient structure
• the principal can benefi from 
• on commissions basis " no cure, no pay" basis
• to build sales volume
• temptation to circumvent 
• come to an end
• significant new customer base
• to take advantage of the goodwill 

Reading_4 Commercial agency contract

Language Focus page 71 

Self Study

Unit 7: Real property law
pp. 72-73 ex 1-3
Instruments and people in real property law

• lease= (contratto di locazione) o meglio diritto di godere di un immobile per un certo tempo.
• licence = licenza d'uso
• deed = atto (notarile)
• tenant
• landlord
• heir
• grantor = concessore
• grantee = beneficiario
• licencee