Legal English at Bennett Languages Lesson 19

Class

• Case Law
• Understanding citations and how to read cases.
• How to brief a case http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24661613/Dealing%20With%20Case%20Law
• Listening - a case brief presentation
• Formulas for writing a case brief. 

Erratum: There was a typo in tonight's notes - the name of the case is Carlill not Carhill

Homework
Go to the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting at http://www.iclr.co.uk and choose a case. Print off the summary and bring it with you to class next week. This case will be the material for your writing and speaking assessment.

Vocabulary and Notes
shrink-wrap or clingfilm
shrink-wrap license/contract
Uniform Commercial Code - The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a set of laws that provide legal rules and regulations governing commercial or business dealings and transactions in the U.S.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc

Going further

• Listening - Law in Action BBC 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b074x9pf

• Listening - Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company