- •The law and consumers
- •Influences 1) ___ consumers
- •The Law and Consumers
- •Product Liability
- •Consumer Rights
- •How laws protect the consumer
- •Consumer protection agencies and organizations
- •What to do before buying
- •What to do after buying
- •Discussion / writing
- •Employment law
- •Employment law
- •Employment rights
- •Eu employment law
- •Labour legislation in the Republic of Belarus
- •Legal aspects of the contract of employment
- •Formation of the contract
- •Remuneration of labour. Leaves
- •Termination of employment
- •Redundancy Law in Europe
- •Discussion
- •The law in business
- •A. Titles
- •B. Extracts from the details
- •Running a business
- •Company formation and management
- •Setting up a business under English law
- •Fundamental changes in a company
- •Internal management
- •Termination
- •Discussion / writing
- •Contracts
- •Forms of contracts
- •Essential elements of contract
- •Legal remedies for a breach of contract
- •Discussion
- •Commercial activities and types of contracts contract: subject of the contract. Prices and total value
- •Commercial activities and types of contracts
- •A. The Concept of a Contract
- •B. The Formation and Forms of Contracts
- •Pair work
- •Contract: subject of the contract. Prices and total value
- •Subject of the Contract
- •Prices and Total Value
- •Subject of the Contract
- •Parties to Contract
- •Discussing prices and terms of payment contract: terms of payment.
- •Terms of payment
- •Pair work
- •Contract: terms of payment
- •4. Terms of Payment
- •Discussing delivery and transportation contract: delivery dates. Marking and packing
- •The rights of the unpaid seller. Lien
- •Stoppage in Transit
- •Resale of Goods
- •Repossession of Goods
- •Remedies Against the Buyer
- •The remedies of the buyer
- •Carriage on land
- •Private Carriers
- •Common Carriers
- •Carriage by sea
- •Pair work
- •Contract: delivery dates. Marking and packing
- •4. Delivery Dates
- •4. Delivery Dates
- •4. Delivery Dates
- •5. Packing and Marking
- •7. Packing
- •8. Marking
- •9. Shipping Instructions and Notifications
- •5. Marking of Goods.
- •Discussing guarantee and arbitration contract: guarantee and arbitration
- •Arbitration
- •Pair work
- •Headings
- •Descriptions
- •Contract: guarantee. Arbitration
- •Guarantee of the Quality of the Equipment
- •Guarantee
- •Arbitration
- •Arbitration
- •A. Гарантии
- •B. Арбитраж
- •Discussing sanctions and force majeure circumstances. Insurance (indemnity) contract: sanctions. Force majeure. Insurance
- •Pair work
- •Contract: sanctions. Force majeure.
- •Insurance (indemnity)
- •10. Insurance
- •11. Sanctions
- •10. Indemnity
- •5. Insurance
- •6. Sanctions
- •7. Force Majeure
- •12. Force Majeure
- •Discussing general conditions of sale. Assignment and third-party rights contract: other conditions. Legal addresses
- •General Conditions of Sale
- •The Rights of Third Parties Act 1999
- •Pair work
- •Contract: other conditions. Legal addresses
- •12. Other conditions
- •13. Legal Addresses of the Parties
Discussion
1. Argue for or against the following statements:
a. Contracts must be written to be legal.
b. A spoken contract is less useful than a written one.
c. Contracts may include matters that were never discussed.
d. Westerners are more used to signing contracts than Easterners.
e. It is typical in your country to sign contracts connected with daily life.
f. Nothing can kill romance faster than the word “prenup”.
2. Discuss the importance of contract law in international business.
3. Prepare a short presentation on contract law in your country.
4. Prepare a short presentation on marriage law.
UNIT 12.1.
Commercial activities and types of contracts contract: subject of the contract. Prices and total value
LIST OF WORDS
1. capacity of the contractors/ contractual capacity |
2. basic/auxiliary activities |
3. due/proper/faithful performance of a contract |
in the performance of a contract |
4. to settle the matter/ the business/ a claim/ a difference/ a dispute amicably/ a bill/ an account/ a debt |
settlement |
5. strict observance |
to observe formalities |
6. to meet one’s liabilities |
liabilities under the contract |
7. purchase for future delivery/ on credit |
a hire/forward purchase |
8. verbally |
9. by deed |
10. validity |
valid/invalid |
11. duly |
duly signed |
12. counterpart |
13. to be entitled |
14. in behalf of/on behalf of |
for and on behalf of |
15. to commission |
commissioning |
16. lease |
by/on lease |
to be held on a lease |
to take smth on a lease |
leaseholder/leasee |
17. under a barter agreement |
18. to compensate smb for losses/damage/injuries |
19. as stated above |
20. a distributorship agreement |
21. to grant a licence/ to obtain a licence |
a licence agreement |
22. with full particulars |
23. to give publicity |
a publicity campaign |
24. to make out a contract |
to make out an invoice/ a bill of lading to smb. |
25. a standard form of contract |
26. the volume of business/ trade/ delivery |
27. the total value of the contract |
28. turn-key contracts |
29. in the circumstances |
30. contingency |
31. provision |
provisions of a lease |
general provisions of a contract |
32. an integral part of a contract |
33. on the reverse side |
34. the face of a contact |
35. at the foot (bottom) of the page |
36. to attach smth to smth |
37. training of specialists |
38. appendix |
39. to adopt a suggestion |
40. subject of the contract |
41. to conform to |
in full conformity with |
42. duration of a contract |
43. hereinafter |
44. referred to as |
45. terminal contract |
46. effective date of contract |
to give effect to |
47. contractual obligations |
48. contract law |
49. within/outside the extent of the contract |
50. remarks on a contract |
51. clauses of a contract |
52. relevant contract number |
53. alterations and amendments to a contract |
54. course of the implementation of a contract |
55. to annul//hold/forward/infringe/negotiate/initial/revise/terminate/perform |
56. enforceable/voidable agreements |
57. parole contracts |
58. consideration |
59. offer and acceptance |
offeror/offeree |
60. express/implied terms |
61. exemption clauses |
62. evidence |
63. misrepresentation |
64. duress |
65. undue influence |
66. minority/minors |
67. remedy |
Read the text and check your understanding by answering the questions below.