Sumários
Professional Services Agreement
10 Dezembro 2018, 10:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Discussing "Professional Services Agreement".
Writing about the main features of this Professional Services Agreement agains the backdrop of the English Legal system. a Common Law system.
Affirmative action.
Non-competition agreement
5 Dezembro 2018, 10:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Discussing a Non-competition Agreement from the legal language point of view with a focus on:
a) How Common Law impacts the drafting of contracts.
b) How Common Law concepts translate into clauses (e.g. precision vs concision; condition precedent; severability. etc)
c) Legal language: a) legal phrases, words, expressions, b) legal conventions
Understanding contracts
3 Dezembro 2018, 10:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Vocabulary expansion (e.g. liability for damages. within the sole judgment of seller, delay or default, prior written consent, in the event, schedules and exhibits).
Listening comprehension : contract negotiation, negotiating expressions, a franchising agreement)
Contract formation
28 Novembro 2018, 10:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Essential ingredients : intention, capacity and exceptions (minors,mentally disordered persons, drunken persons and aliens).
Vitiating factors (mistake, misrepresentation, undue influence).
Reading and discussing "Contract formation"
Clause headings and their definition (acceleration, assignment, confidentiality, consideration, force majeure, liquidated damages, entire agreement. severability, termination, payment of costs)
Introduction to Contract Law
26 Novembro 2018, 10:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Reading and discussing 'Introduction to Contract Law'. Vocabulary exercise.Discussing the essential ingredients of a contract under the Common Law legal system.Reading about offer, acceptance, consideration.