UNIT 1 CRIMINAL LAW 1
Reading 1:Introduction to criminal law 1
Key terms:Criminal law 2
Listening 1 4
Speaking and Writing 1 5
Reading 2:Parties to a crime 6
Listening 2 8
Speaking 2 9
Writing 2 11
Language Focus 12
Translation Skills 15
Translation of participial phrases (1) 15
UNIT 2 CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW 19
Reading:Introduction to criminal procedure 19
Key terms:Procedural rights 21
Text analysis:The basic structure of the process 22
Listening:Bail 24
Speaking:Asking follow-up questions 24
Writing:Prefer the active voice over the passive 25
Language Focus 27
Translation Skills 28
Translation of participial phrases (2) 28
UNIT 3 CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW 31
Reading:Introduction to civil procedure 31
Key terms:Jurisdiction 32
Text analysis:Understanding evidence 33
Listening:Discovery 34
Speaking:Questioning skills 35
Writing:Write an complaint 37
Language Focus 38
Translation Skills 39
Translation of appositive clauses 39
UNIT 4 SALE OF GOODS 43
Reading 1:Introduction to sale of goods legislation 43
Key terms:Sale of goods 45
Language use:Terms and conditions of sale 46
Listening 1:Legal writing seminar on drafting clauses 48
Reading 2 50
Listening 2:A case brief 51
Text analysis:A case brief 52
Writing and Speaking:A case brief 54
Language Focus 54
Translation Skills 57
Translation of the negative 57
UNIT 5 REAL PROPERTY LAW 61
Reading:Introduction to property law 61
Key terms:Parties referred to in real property law 62
Listening 1:Easements 63
Listening 2:Buying a house in Spain 64
Speaking:An aspect of real property law 65
Language use:Giving a presentation—structuring and signalling transitions 65
Writing:Summarizing and requesting 66
Language Focus 67
Case Study 69
Task 1:Read the case report and answer these questions 69
Task 2:Find words or phrases in the above text which match these definitions 70
Task 3:Case discussion 70
Translation Skills 71
Translation of personal pronouns and possessive pronouns 71
UNIT 6 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 75
Reading:Introduction to intellectual property 75
Key terms:Intellectual property 77
Listening:Training of junior lawyers 77
Speaking:Phrases for discussions 79
Writing:Notes for a case brief 81
Language Focus 82
Case Study:Intellectual property law 84
The facts of the case 84
Task 1:Speaking 84
Task 2:Writing 85
Relevant legal documents 85
Translation Skills 86
Translation of long sentences 86
UNIT 7 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT 91
Reading:Introduction to negotiable instruments 91
Key terms:Negotiable instruments 93
Listening:Advice from a senior partner 94
Speaking:Explaining ideas to a client 95
Writing:Summarizing requirements 96
Language Focus 97
Translation Skills 99
Translation of legal terminology 99
UNIT 8 SECURED TRANSACTIONS 103
Reading 1:Introduction to secured transactions 103
Key terms:Comparing and contrasting concepts 104
Reading 2:Internal email 105
Text analysis:Formalityladverb-verb collocations 107
Listening 1:Creating a security interest 109
Listening 2:Intellectual property in secured transactions 110
Language use:Requesting information 111
Speaking:Requesting and presenting information 111
Writing:A polite refusal 112
Language Focus 112
Translation Skills 115
Translation of Latin words 115
UNIT 9 DEBTOR-CREDITOR 117
Reading 1:Introduction to debtor-creditor 117
Key terms:Types of liens 118
Listening 1:A job interview 119
Speaking 1:A job interview 121
Writing 1:A thank-you note 122
Reading 2:A career as an insolvency practitioner 123
Listening 2:Protecting assets from judicial liens 125
Speaking 2:Discussing insolvency work 126
Writing 2:A covering letter 126
Language Focus 126
Translation Skills 128
Translation of sentences without subject 128
UNIT 10 COMPETITION LAW 133
Reading 1:Introduction to competition law 133
Key terms:Anti-competitive activity 134
Reading 2:Anti-competitive activities and anti-trust measures in the EU 135
Listening:Advising on competition law risks 137
Language use:Warning a client of risks 137
Text analysis:A proposal 138
Speaking:Giving opinions—a competition law case 140
Writing:A proposal 141
Language Focus 141
Translation Skills 143
Translation of some commonly used expressions 143
Keys 147
Listening Transcripts 173