- Language focus: prepositions pag.27
- More prepositions:
- to be liable for something
- to bring a case against someone
- to be guilty of an offence
- to accuse someone of something
- to preside over a case
- to specialize in something
- to claim damages for something
- to act as a client
- to sentence someone to a punishement
- Letter writing:
- email of advice pag. 25;- claim by trustee in bankruptcy – Italian to English (real sample letter)
Reading 1_ pp28-29 ex 1-5
Language focus:
•civil wrong
•contractual relations
•injured party
•fraudulent misrepresentation
•medical expenses
•monetary damages
Reading 2_ pp30-31 ex 7-9
•the harm to the plaintiff
•harm was not wilful on the part of defendant
•the proximate cause of
•the court reversed the decision
Listening 1 pag. 32 ex 15-16 Frivoulous lawsuits
Reading 3 pag 33 ex 18-19 The Kent Law Clinic
Language use: asking for information
Pag 34 ex 25
