Legal English at Bennett Languages, Civitavecchia - Lesson 3

Lesson 3
Class

1. Recycling legal practice collocations - role-play
2. Types of laws
3. Documents in court - listening skills and collocation
4. To Be Happy Lawyers (And Human Beings) - discussion and reading http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/101161204/To%20Be%20Happy%20Lawyers%20(And%20Human%20Beings)

Going Further

1. Listening practice - watch the videos at the end of the article on the link: http://today.law.harvard.edu/to-be-happy-lawyers-and-human-beings-eight-rules-for-law-students-to-live-by/
2. For Civil Procedure rules in the U.K. have a look at https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil

Notes, Vocabulary & Corrections

Pronunciation
affidavit
privacy
citizen
expertise

Vocabulary
to introduce a bill (to Parliament)
to give effect (to a law)
a law comes into effect
breach of contract
pleading

Corrections
parts    parties
You don't shouldn't say that
I came in to Civitavecchia a few years ago.