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Lesson 5 [18^th February15:00-19:00]

Part one

Revision : Phrasal verbs

Key terms vocabulary : Buying real property

Listening: Buy to let in Prague

Part two

Reading  and understanding legal Documents   

• ·       Sample of Billof lading /ˈleɪdɪŋ/
• ·       Sample of Affidavit
• ·       Sample of Prenuptial agreement
•      Sample of Mortage /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/
• ·       Loan agreement practice
• ·       Employment agreement practice

Students have been asked to choose one legal document and to present it to their class at our next lesson.
Look at the language: make a list of key words, idiomatic expressions, formulaic language

Sample legal documents_1
Sample legal documents_2

 Parte three 

Grammar section: word formation followed by exercises 

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Lesson 4 [11^th February 9:00 – 13:00]

Part one

Stage 1 Business law vocabulary [defendant – plaintiff – draft – bill of lading – no win no fee – promissory note – summons – punitive damages – judgement – negligence – stare decisis

Sts work in pairs – they have to define the given words into details

Stage 2 Contract clauses _ modal verbs 

Stage 3 Students are asked to determine the outcome of an actual case and decide which of the requirements of an offer are fulfilled

Reinforce Contract law practice vocabulary

Part two

·       RealProperty Law presentation

·       Licence  agreement

·       Atto di compravendita [real case]

·       Buying  a property in Italy Students are asked to outline the kind of service and support they could offer  to foreign customers who are interested in buying a property in Italy

 Part three

Grammar: phrasal verbs – idiomatic expressions

Language to be clarified : 

Deposito a garanzia: gli escrow accounts

Escrow account e lettera di credito 

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Part one

Legal Idioms Quiz

Game: contract terminology – Hot seat

Homework checking: Modal verbs – Vocabulary Quiz

Part two

·         Commercial Law – Presentation

·         Business Law Glossary 

·         Reading and Writing commercial contracts

·         General Conditions of sale

Part three mostly on line

Grammar: Comparative and Superlative forms

Business English Comparatives

Comparatives and Superlatives exercises

English for marketing How to describe products

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Lesson 2 [27^th January 15:00 – 19:00]

Part one

Odd one out – interactive skills – vocabulary revision

Homework: Check mixed tenses – letter writing

Part two

·         Contract Law – Contract formation Presentation

·         Language from contract law

·         Contract law: types of contracts, how to talkabout contracts – practice

Futher studies
Contract law: consideration

Part three

·         Grammar:  Modal Verbs in legal English

·         Contract clauses _ modal verbs  

Participants have been asked to share some key language in the area of comments

Whiteboard

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L’UDAI, Unione degli Avvocati d’Italia sezione di Martina Franca, in collaborazione con il Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Taranto, la Fondazione Scuola Forense di Taranto, lo Studio Legale Associato D’Arcangelo, lo Studio Legale Casavola, lo  Studio Legale Comba & Rosano - Casavola, la Fondazione Aequitas ADR di Martina Franca, la Training Solutions della Prof.ssa Maria Lombardi, 

organizza 

il primo corso di inglese legale e commerciale rivolto a imprenditori, dipendenti d’impresa, avvocati, commercialisti, consulenti d’impresa interessati a migliorare le capacità di conversazione, comunicazione, ascolto, lettura e scrittura in lingua inglese, in contesti di lavoro come riunioni, trattative e contrattazioni internazionali, presentazioni aziendali, corrispondenza legale e commerciale.

Saranno oggetto di studio una serie di questioni legali, tra cui la redazione di contratti d’acquisto/vendita, contratti di locazione immobiliare, lettura e comprensione di documenti legali. Ovviamente, l'obiettivo principale dell'intervento formativo è quello di far acquisire un lessico specialistico, nello specifico la contrattualistica del commerciale e dell'immobiliare, il linguaggio delle presentazioni e degli incontri, la corrispondenza commerciale.

Lesson 1 [21^st January 2017 15:00-19:00]

PART ONE

Ice break: findsomeone who

Aims: sts will get to know each other, develop interactive skills, quick screening about their level of English

Students will be asked to write or give an account of  their professional profile  [in charge with, deal with, litigate, represent, responsible for, advise so on sth, drafting, reviewing, meeting with]

Practice: Profile of a lawyer

PART TWO

Writing letters

•     Tips for letterwriting/Different types of letters
•      Letters of complaint (English for Lawyers pp 12-40)
•      Email of advice (IIL pp25-26)
•      Reply to a demand [letter defending or denying allegations made] (IIL pp36-37)
•      Letter before action (IIL pp89-90)

PART THREE

Grammar Section

• Simple Past/Present Perfect 
• Simple Past/Present PerfectSimple/Present Perfect Continuous /Since/For
• Verbs: mixed tenses (Vocabulary for law pp17-18)

Homework:

Students have been asked to complete tasks regarding:

• a profile of a lawyer
• letter writing 
• mixed tenses 

Useful language for writing letters and emails - Please share your findings with the group in the comment area below

• on behalf of
• to fail to make a payment
• to have no option but ..
• substandard quality
• to be in breach of a contract
• to comply with
• in compliance with /kəmˈplaɪəns/

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Dal text book 

Esercizi di consolidamento Unit 1 - Unit 10  da  completare -  Gli studenti possono postare le loro risposte sul gruppo di facebook. In questo caso occorre tuttavia utilizzare il copia e incolla di tutto l'esercizio e inserire le risposte nel commento .. in modo tale che anche altri possano intervenire..

Sample exam Paper  da stampare e completare - Questo è un esempio tipico del tipo di esame che verrà somministrato. 

Lesson_19

Revision Reading 4 (Unit 9) 
How to read a decision of the Supreme Court

• cer•ti•o•ra•ri  n. [Law.]

Law a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review. Also called writ of certiorari.

Etymology:  15th Century: from legal Latin: to be informed

• Microsoft CORP. v. AT&T CORP 
• to file an infringement suit
• to charge Microsoft with liability for 
• to be liable under s.271(f)
• to be entitled to 
• damages for breaches of its patent
• to be liable for sth
• the  court's hearing
• exception to the general rule
• the reasoning behind
• under what circumstances 

How cases are referenced:

• in Common Law: by name "Dononghue vs Stevenson"
• in Civil Law: by number "Decision n. 2014-446 QPC  du 20 Janvier 2015"

Unit 10 - Reading 1 Comparative Law pp 106-107 ex 1-3

List of legal systems

• Civil Law

• Common Law

• Religious Law (Muslim Law, Hindu Law, Jewish Law)

• Chinese Law

• Socialist Law

Some video lessons on the difference between common law and civil law

• Common law vs civil law_1
• Common law vs civil law_2
• Common law vs civil law_3
• Legal Systems - Adversarial Vs. Inquisitorial

Reading 2 pp107-108 ex 4-6

Self Study
Reading 3 Asset protection pp 112-113 ex 25-28

Text analysis: Discourse markers for text cohesion pag 112 ex 28

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Videos: 

• Introduction to International Law
• Source of International Law

Text analysis audio transcript 9.1 pag 136

Collocations - phrasal verbs - idiomatic expressions - collocations

•  to have a considerable impact on (sth/so)
• to have a considerable impact in (place)
• to be seen in the context of
• a growing concern
• to rely on
• to accuse someone over/of sth
• to go up to
• to call in
• to have right to ..
• the right of someone to ....
• to take actions against ..
• social dumping
• wage dumping
• collective bargaining
• fair working conditions
• regardless of ...

List of legal systems 
• Civil Law 
• Common Law 
• Religious Law (Muslim Law, Hindu Law, Jewish Law) 
• Chinese Law 
• Socialist Law

Revision: Reading 3 and 4 + exercises

Language focus: page 105 ex 1-3

Self Study
Unit 10 - Reading 1 Comparative Law pp 106-107 ex 1-3

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Revision Unit 1_unit 5 

On line lesson on the facebook group 

Lesson_15

New Unit: International Law

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

newsworthy reports: 

• what's the point of having an International Law
• Italy rejects Indian jurisdiction over marines case
• Can International law meet the chalenges of today's lawless conflicts 

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

Reading 2 pp 96-97 ex 6-11

Self Study

Listening 1 CPD Seminar on labour law ex 12-14

Reading 3 pp 100 ex 17-20