Lesson 09.11.2010

Text analysis: Letter of application pag. 64 ex 10-13

Commercial Law Internship Reading 2 pag 65 ex 15)
Role of commercial agents pp. 66-67 ex 18-20
From legal English to plain English
Reading 4 pp. 67-68 ex 21-24: Commercial agency contract - ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)
sample agency contract
Listening 2: Meeting with corporate counsel pag 70 ex 28

• Language focus pag 71

Homework
Words and key language from the unit (possibilmente solo espressioni e parole che risultano difficile comprendere per un italiano. Ex. Tradurre “agent” non ha senso a meno che non facciamo un intervento concettuale nelle diverse jurisdictions.

• Listening 2: Meeting with corporate counsel pag 70 ex 29-30
• Extra activity – collocations

Lesson 08.11.2010

Listening 2 (5.3-5.4)
Phrasal verbs

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

Bodies of Law that govern Trade and Commerce
• Istituto Commerciale Commercio Estero (ICE)• Chamber of Commerce in Italy• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)• World Trade Organization (WTO) + video (WTO)
Profile of a Commercial LawyerListening 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 (solo lettura)
• Role of commercial agents pp. 66-67 (solo lettura)
• Phrasal verbs (da tradurre)

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Lesson 02.11.2010

Check homework

New topic: identity theft – reading pag45 ex 23-24

BBC article: A faster growing crime in the Uk

Video Identity fraud

New Unit: Company law

• Reading 1 pp 50-51 ex 1-3

Partnership vs company

Limited partnership with shares= società in accomandita per azioni

Limited Partnership = società in accomandita semplice

General Partnerhip = Società in nome collettivo

Limited Share Company = Società per azioni

Limited Liability Company = Società a responsabilità limitata.

Setting up a company in the UK - how easy/difficult is it?

• Reading 2 pag 52 ex4-5

• Listening pag 53 ex 8-9

Homework

• Extra exercise: modal verbs

Must vs have to

Cumulative modal final test

• Reading 3 pp54-55 ex 14-16

Company act 2006 è una completa codificazione della legge sulle società in Inghilterra e Galles,

• Language Focus pag 59 ex 1-3

Damage vs Damages

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Lesson 26.10.10

Check & reinforce students’ homework

Criminal Law - Introduction

Vocabulary pag 39 ex 1 (tradurre in italiano.. first comes first served! )

The Central Criminal Court in the Uk "The old Bailey"

Reading 1 pp 39-40 ex 2-6

Use of Passive construction

pp 40-41 ex 7, 10-12

Homework

Reading 2 pp 43-44 ex 19-21

Giving advice and expressing obligation pag 47 ex 32

Language Focus pag 49 ex 1-3

Lesson 25.10.10

- Students’ comments: contracts
- 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

- Word formation: extra exercise
- Letter writing:
- email of advice pag. 25;
- claim by trustee in bankruptcy – Italian to English

Tort Law
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 trial court found for the plaintiff
• the harm to the plaintiff
• harm was not wilful on the part of defendant
• the proximate cacuse of
• the court reversed the decision

Ref to the film "Erin Brockovich"

Homework
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

counter part vs conter party

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Lesson 19.10.10

Check vocabulary :

Introduction to Contract Law: Key language

Collocations
- An offer
Accept, make, reject, withdraw, increase, submit, receive, consider
- A contract
Breach/form/negotiate/perform/draw up/draft/sign a contract
- Damages
Accept/award/claim/win/receive/seek/pay damages
- A lawsuit
File/bring (fare causa)/launch (avviare)/persue/win/lose

What actions do they carry out
A party
Breaches a contract/performs a contract
The parties
Negotiate an offer/negotiate a contract/form a contract
The court
Enforces a contract/awards damages
A lawyer
Files a lawsuit/negotiates an offer/negotiates a contract/accepts an offer

Focus on: enforce/enforceable (esecutivo)
To enforce: verbo transitivo
1. (impose) imporre [rule, silence, discipline];
fare rispettare, applicare [law, court order];
fare valere [legal rights];
esigere [payment];
fare rispettare [contract]
Enforceable (esempio)
2. For that reason, the parties consent that such covenants shall be enforceable in a court of equity by temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order or a decree of specific performance. The remedies provided above shall be cumulative and not exclusive and are in addition to any other remedies, which either party may have under this Agreement or applicable law.

Per tale motivo, le parti acconsentono/convengono che tali clausole debbano essere fatte valere in una corte di equità con ingiunzione (esecutiva) permanente o temporanea, ordine restrittivo o atto specifico. Le azioni (giudiziare) elencate sopra devono essere cumulative e non esclusive e si intendono in aggiunta alle azioni che una delle due parti può esperire in base al presente accordo o(vvero) applicabili per legge.

• Reading 2 pag 20 ex 9-10
• Reading 3 pag 22 ex 22-24
• Modal verbs


Homework
Listening pag 23 Conditions and warranties ex 25
Extra exercises (modal verbs)
Letter pag 25 ex 30
Language focus pag 27 ex 1-4

- visita il sito http://www.onecle.com/ oppure http://www.lawdepot.com/
1. scegli un tipo di contratto - definisci in inglese o italiano quando si crea quel tipo di contratto
2. individua 10 parole o espressioni chiavi tipiche di quel tipo di contratto

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Lesson 18.10.10

dal IILE libro di testo
Revision Reading 1-3 pp 8-13

Language:

What to study - core (compulsory) subjects and optional subjects:

• criminal law, contract law, land law, equity and trusts, administrative law and constitutional law, family law, employment law and housing law, company law, commercial law, litigation and arbitration.

Where to work:

• Partnership
• Large law practice/firm
• Commercial practice
• Sole practitioner
• Law clinic

Collocations:

Legal writing, legal research, legal practice, legal assistance, legal community,

Law degree programme, law student, law practice, law clinic, law firm

Language from reading 1

• Adverb+adjective: intellectually stimulating
• Verb+preposition: to lead to something; to decide on something; to get involved with something
• Preposition+noun: in addition
• Verb+noun: to take a course/subject;to run a partnership; to offer a course; to offer assistance; to hire new recruits
• Verb+verb: to go on to become something
• Adjective+noun: future career; local community; day-to-day work; a good command (of English)
• Noun+noun: work experience

Language from Reading 2:

From contract law: formation, interpretation, performance and enforcement of contracts, offer and acceptance, consideration.

From Tort Law: liability for intentional and negligently caused injures to person and property; strict liability; vicarious liability; ultra-hazardous activities; products liability; nuisance; invasion of privacy; defamation; damages; losses.

From Ciminal Law: crime against persons, property and public administration; the law of homicide

From Evidence: relevancy, hearsay, impeachment, cross-examination.

From Criminal Procedure: regulation of law enforcement, investigation of crimes, search and seizure, electronic surveillance, entrapment,

From Constitutional Law: judicial function, distribution under the constitution, immunities under the constitution.

From legal research & writing: to acquaint students with …; analyze judicial opinions; legal citation; techniques of writing memoranda and briefs.

• Comparitive
• Language focus pag 17
  

Homework:

• Reading 1 pp 18-19 ex 5-8
• Extra practice- Choose the best answer (A,B or C) Vocabulary –
• Traduzione lessico sopra illustrato e riportato nei commenti (reading 2)