GPIV Group 5 Legal English

Lesson 8
3rd May 11:30am

Giving Advice Role-play
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/59757708/Giving%20Advice

Company Law Key Vocabulary
Corporate Governance http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Corporate+governance
Proxy Fight
Merger
Consolidation
(remember the difference between merger and consolidation http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_merger_and_consolidation)
To file an action/lawsuit
To allege http://www.thefreedictionary.com/allege
To prevail
To warrant
To second guess

Letter of Advice - Outline

1. Referring to the subject matter
2. Summarising Facts + Disclaimer
3. Summarising Facts/Identifying Legal Issue
4. Referring to relevant legislation/regulations/previous court decisions
5. Drawing Conclusions

Writing Letters of advice - language and Structure
International Legal English Unit 2 p. 28 - 31

Introduction to Contract Law Case Study
Discussion of facts
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/55588522/Contract%20Law%20Case%20Study

Homework
Next week we will do 2 practical assessments based on the facts that we discussed today - writing a letter of advice to a client and then trying to negotiate a settlement for their dispute. I will tell you which party you are representing next week. In the meantime go to the link above and read Part Two - The Law. These are the legal authorities we will be using for the purposes of this exercise. Make notes on which authorities (cases, statutes etc) favour or go against the respective parties.