The course may only be attended by those law students who have already satisfactorily completed the JAPO-Pflichtkurs Introduction to English Legal Language.

If you have any questions regarding the content or the requirements - in particular if you have moved to Erlangen from another university or have had courses recognised from a period of study abroad, please contact us via Email: rewi-kontakt@jurasprachen.de

COMBINATION WITH OTHER ENGLISH COURSES
You may attend this course and other level 3 law courses and / or general English courses in the same semester.

REGISTRATION
Registration is obligatory for this course (by 4th April 2014 at the latest) online via StudOn

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance and active participation are required in order to successfuly complete this course. Your teacher will inform you in the first session about any compulsory tasks that need to completed during the course as a prerequisite for being admitted to the final exam. Please be aware that not all materials relevant for the exam will necessarily be posted on StudOn and that participants are responsible for making sure that they catch up on any missed classes, acquire any additional materials and complete and/or submit any compulsory tasks.

ASSESSMENT
The final exam consists of a 90 minute written examination (approximately 80% of the grade) and a listening exam (approximately 20%). The written exam will take place on Saturday, 13th July 2013 and the listening exam will take place during class time towards the end of the course. Up to 10% may also be awarded for active participation during the course.

CERTIFICATE / RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT
Students who succesfully complete the course will receive a graded certificate of completion (Schein) and - if this is the first or second course taken in addition to the Pflichtkurs - will also receive a separate certificate (law and language basic level) as a record of their achievement so far.

REPEATING THE COURSE
We expect to offer this course again in the winter semester 2014/2015. Students who fail the exam and wish to retake it may do so at the end of the next semester without having to retake the whole course, providing they obtain the grade 4,7. Students who fail with the grade 5,0 must retake the whole course before being allowed to attempt the exam again.

Additional information for students who are interested in taking this course as an online / blended-learning course:

• A grade of 2,7 or better in Introduction to English Legal Language is required to take this course as an online / blended-learning course

• Students who wish to take more than one level 3 law course this semester may only take one as a blended-learning course

• Attendance is compulsory at all three classroom workshops, so please check the dates carefully!

• The final (one hour) class on 27th June is an additional, optional (but strongly recommended) exam revison session

• Students will work through most of the course materials independently using both online and printed materials. In the workshops students will have the opportunity to ask questions, clarify any points they are unsure about, and use the vocabulary and knowledge they have acquired in practical exercises.

In company and commercial law you will look at the formation of companies, consider the differences between German, English and American corporate structures, learn and use company-related vocabulary and terminology, discover what commercial law encompasses and the laws which govern it, and consider when relevant legislation such as the Sale of Goods Act (UK), the Uniform Commercial Code (USA) and the the European Convention on Contracts for the Sale of Goods (CISG) come into play.

Intellectual property covers the various protection rights such as copyright, patents, design rights and trademarks. You will look at these in the context of the commercial areas which they influence and consider some of the issues surrounding the protection of these rights through legislation and case law.

Competition law deals with the objectives of legal protection and the different areas of regulation concerning anti-competitive behaviour, also considering the relationship which exists between competition and IP law. You will identify the legislative instruments used to regulate anti-competitive behaviour in various jurisdictions and learn and utilise the legal terminology associated with this field of law.

The course will place equal weighting on all the four language learning skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Credits: 2,5