Legal Terminology for Translators: The Law of Contract

A course for practising translators interested in commercial law

Lecturer: Clare Canton LL.M (Cantab) MA (London)

Law of Contract I - Friday 20 April 2007

Introduction - formation of a contract - contents of a contract - terms and representations - exclusion clauses - examination of specific clauses in a contract for the sale of goods

Law of Contract II - Saturday 21 April 2007

Discharge of the contract and its consequences - remedies and damages - action for price - injunctions - specific performance - consideration of various forms of agreement, letters and assignments

The morning and early afternoon sessions (10.00 - 1.00pm and 2.00 - 3.30pm) will consist of lectures on the law, while the afternoon workshops (4.00 - 6.00pm) will focus on the language used in specific contexts. Workshops will be held in French, German, Italian, Spanish and other languages if the demand is high enough to make the course viable.

Cost: GBP 236 (concessions GBP 152, subject to availability)

Venue:  City University

               Northampton Square

               London EC1V 0HB

Nearest underground stations: Angel (Northern Line), Farringdon (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines)

Please return the application form, together with your payment, by 5 April 2007. For further information or specific enquiries, please contact [e-mail]

Más información: http://www.city.ac.uk/languages/courses/contract_law.html