Professional English in Use Law
Professional English in Use Law is suitable for upper-intermediate to advanced students and contains 45 units covering a wide variety of legal vocabulary. Topics include corporate and commercial law, liability, contract law and intellectual property. The book also introduces general legal vocabulary related to legal systems, the legal professions and the skills lawyers need in their daily working lives. Professional English in Use Law is also an ideal companion for learners preparing for the...
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Professional English in Use Law is a brand new addition to the Professional English in Use series.
Thanks and Acknowledgments 2Introduction 6The Legal SystemLegal systems 8The structure of the lawThe constitutionJurisdictionSources of law: legislation 10Background to making new lawEarly development of a BillPassing an ActSources of law: common law 12Common law in the UKLaw reportsThe court system 14Civil courtsCriminal courtsCriminal justice and criminal proceedings 16Criminal justiceCategories of criminal offenceCriminal court proceedingsCivil procedure 18Civil Procedure RulesProceeding with a claimTribunals 20The status and range of tribunalsComposition of tribunals and procedureEuropean Union law 22What is the EU?How does the EU impact on Member States?Legal ProfessionalsSolicitors 24Legal practitionersTrainingA partner in a law firmBarristers 26OrganisationTraining and qualifications of practising barristersWorking lives 28A company commercial lawyerA legal secretaryJudges 30Judicial appointments in England and WalesThe training of judgesCivil courts: sentencing and court ordersA law firm's structure and practice 32A law firm's structure and practiceLegal Professionalsin PracticeClient care procedures 34Explaining client care proceduresMoney laundering procedures 36Money laundering proceduresClient correspondence 38Client correspondenceStandard phrases for starting and ending letters and emailsExplanations and clarification 40Explaining a procedureApproximating and comparingRephrasing and clarifyingLegalese 42Legal languageLatin termsOlder words and modern equivalentsLaw in PracticeBusiness organisations 44Sole traderPartnershipsLimited CompaniesFormation of a company 46IncorporationMemorandum and Articles of AssociationRaising capital by share safe 48Share capitalShare valueRights attaching to sharesDebt financing: secured lending 50Granting securityThe terms of a chargeCompany directors and company secretaries 52Qualifications and duties of a company directorQualifications and duties of a company secretaryInsolvency and winding up 54InsolvencyInsolvency scenariosAlternative dispute resolution 56Alternative dispute resolutionADR proceduresCorporation Tax 58Corporation Tax liability in the UKWord combinations with 'tax'Mergers and acquisitions 60Mergers and acquisitionsDealing disclosure requirementsAnti-competitive behaviour 62Competition lawCompetition inquiryInformation gathering, hearings, and remediesLiabilityTort 1: personal injury claim 64TortClient briefing notes - personal injury claimsTort 2: clinical negligence 66Clinical negligence practiceContractForming a contract 1 68Basic principlesFormation of a contractForming a contract 2 70Form of contractVoid or voidable or unenforceable contractsStructure of a commercial contract 72Structure of a commercial contractExpress and implied terms 74Express termsImplied termsExclusion, limitation and standard clauses 76Exclusion and limitation clausesStandard clausesPrivity of contract, discharge, and remedies 78Privity of contractDischarge of contractRemedies for breach of contractStandard terms in the sale and supply of goods 80Using standard termsIncorporating termsLicensing agreements and computer programs 82Licences and software productsExclusion and limitation clausesCommercial leases 84Interest in propertyTerms of a commercial leaseObtaining leasehold interestBuying and selling commercial property 86Commercial-conveyancingSale by auctionSale by private treatyEmployment law 88Employment lawContract of employmentIntellectual PropertyCopyright and patent 90CopyrightPatentTrade marks, domain names, and remedies for IP infringement 92Trade marks and domain namesRemedies for IP infringementInformation Technology LawInformation technology law and cybercrime 94Computer securityCybercrimeData protectionEnvironmental LawEnvironmental law 96International environmental lawNational environmental lawApplication of environmental lawAnswer key 98Index 113
