UNIT 6. COMMERCIAL LAW

Colegio de Abogados de San Luis. Marzo 2015

Curso de Inglés Jurídico nivel intermedio

Dra. Pérez del Viso AdelaProf. Mauricio Muñoz Luna

Año 2014. Inglés legal intermedio

COMMERCIAL LAW Commercial law deals with both

It developed as a distinct body of jurisprudence.

Many rules: from the practices of traders.

PRIVATE LAW PUBLIC LAW

COMMERCIAL LAW Specific law has developed in a number

of commercial fields.

AGENCY.BANKING

BANKRUPTCY

CARRIAGE OF GOODS

COMPANY LAW COMPETITION LAWCONTRACTS

SALE OF GOODS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

LANDLORD AND TENANT

It is essential for a commercial lawyer…

To have a good knowledge of a lot of SUBSTANTIVE

LAW

To have a thorough

understanding of contemporary

business practices

He has to know about the particular business needs of each client

He must be able to provide advice on contentious and non contentious

matters

UCC Code.The UCC Code has been adopted throuout the USAUniform and easily available set of rules for the conduct of commercial transactions They are responsive to modern business conditions and needs.

In short, the purpose was to simplify, clarify and modernize the law(s) governing commercial transactions;

United nations commission on international trade law. (UNCITRAL)

The UNCITRAL regulates INTERNATIONAL TRADE in cooperation with the WTO

WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION

WTO ----WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION. WTO is responsable for negotiating and

implementing NEW TRADE AGREEMENTS. It is in charge of policing memer countries´

adherence to these agreements. The agreements are signed by the majority

to the world´s trading nations and ratified by their legislatures (for ex. Parliament in the UK or Congress in the USA).

WTO ----WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION.

SOURCES Introduction to Legal English. Matt Firth and Translegal. Cambridge U.P.

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