Lesson_ 16th November

Revision reading 3-5 pp 88-90

Collocations from the letter pag 90
adverb-adjective

• strictly private and confidential
• fully entitled
• shortly forthcoming

adverb-verb

• strenuously denies
• recently informed

adjective-noun

• confidential information
• previous criticism
• a positive asset
• a substantial increase
• constructive dismissal (licenziamento senza giusta causa)
• excellent prospects
• exemplary damages
• alternative means
• satisfactory proposals

Listening 2 Lawyer-client interview pp 91-92 ex 29-32
Students act out the interview

Language Focus page 93 ex 1-5

Homework

Unit 9 - Reading 1: International Law pp 94-96 ex 2-5

Prepositions:

1. Parties to a treaty
2. ....the treaty is in force
3. ....a signatory to a convention
4. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
5. ...are entitled to special protection
6. International laws apply to the citizens
7. ...regulations are binding on Partner States

Intergovernmental organizations

No significant differences:

• Conventions – Vienna Convention (full text)
• agreemments
• charters
• framework conventions deal with very broad areas

United Nations

• UNited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• United Nation Charter
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The World Health Organization
• The World Intellectual Property Organization

Homework

Listening 1 pp 98-99 ex 12-14

Listening 2 pp 102-103 ex 25-28

Contrubuto al blog

Individuare dai testi (audio transcript) parole ed espressioni chiavi.

- landmark case = una decisione giuridica che assume un rilievo importante tanto da diventare 'pietra miliare' nella casistica giudiziaria

- to have a considerable impact on =

Lesson 23.11.2010

Reading 1: Litigation and arbitration
pp 83-85 ex 1-6

Focus on language: How do you say that … in Italian?

• Disputing parties
• Litigation
• Settlement
• Hearing
• Pleading
• Out –of-court settlement
• Binding decision
• Legal fees
• To settle a dispute
• To reach a settlement
• To enforce/deliver judgment
• To save money on
• To threaten to sue
• To face court proceedings/litigation costs
• To deny accusations
• To pursue a claim
• In connection with
  
  
  Examples of disputes:
  • Dispute over people's behaviour may involve conflict between neighbours over anti-social behaviour (loud parties or verbal abuse)
  • Business disputes can involve different interpretation of the terms of a contract, or questions over whether a contract has been breached, and what remedies/damages are appropriate.
  • Planning disputes include situations where, for example, a property owner plans to construct a new building, or improve an existing building. (ie planning permissions)
  • Environmental disputes include disputes over resources and questions over who has the right to exploit those resources, and at what cost to the environment.

ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution:

• negotiation: participation is voluntary and there is no third party who facilitates the resolution process or imposes a resolution
• arbitration:participation is typically voluntary, and there is a third party who, as a private judge, imposes a resolution. Arbitrations often occur because parties to contracts agree that any future dispute concerning the agreement will be resolved by arbitration.
• mediation:there is a third party, a mediator, who facilitates the resolution process (and may even suggest a resolution, typically known as a "mediator's proposal"), but does not impose a resolution on the parties
  
  Reading 2 letter of invitation
  pp 85-86 ex 7 - ref to ELSA (European Law Students' Association
  
  Language use: Future forms
  present continuous vs will
  
  Listening 1 Question and answer session
  pag 87 ex 10-12
  peanut kernel case
  
  

Homework
Reading 3 Avoiding litigation pag 88 ex 14-16
Reading 4 Cost of litigation pag 89 ex 18-21
Reading 5 Letter before action pag 90