Legal English

Legal English

Branches of Law

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Translate: ústavní právo

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Translate: správní právo

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Translate: trestní právo

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Translate: občanské právo

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Translate: obchodní právo

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Translate: pracovní právo

Politics, administration,institutions

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This is the political system of...

• the UK

• the US

• Australia

• Canada

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This is the political system of...

• the UK

• the US

• the Czech Republic

• Australia

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This is the political system of...

• the UK

• the Czech Republic

• Australia

• New Zealand

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This is the political system of...

• Australia

• Ireland

• the Czech Republic

• New Zealand

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This is the political system of...

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Ireland

• India

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How do you say "úřad městské části"?

• city hall

• city council

• municipal district authority

• land office

Intellectual Property

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“Intellectual property” (or “I.P.” for short) refers to c_______ of the human mind.

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How many major types of intellectual property do we have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies goods or services of a specific company

• copyright

• trademark

• trade secret

• patent

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the official legal right to make or sell an invention

• copyright

• trademark

• trade secret

• patent

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the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute a piece of art

• copyright

• trademark

• trade secret

• patent

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any practice or process of a company that is generally not known outside of the company

• copyright

• trademark

• trade secret

• patent

Labour law: unfair dismissals

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What is considered an unfair dismissal? (choose anything that applies)

• the reason given for the dismissal was not the real one

• the reason was unfair

• the job is no longer needed

• the employee has done something that's inappropriate or not acceptable

• the employer did not follow a fair procedure (e. g. didn't warn ahead of time)

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Unfair reasons for dismissal are: (choose anything that applies)

• pregnancy

• redundancy

• whistleblowing

• lack of capability

• discrimination based on gender, religion or age

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What can you do if you think your dismissal was unfair?

• sue the company for unfair/illegal dismissal

• write to your employer that you insist on staying

• file a charge of discrimination

• ask the ombudsman for help

• look for evidence

Criminal Law

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The two types of crime recognized by the Criminal Code are:

• petty crimes

• felonies

• misdemeanours

• infractions

Name the major people in court (this picture is from Aus):

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How do you say "podat žalobu" in English?

• file a (law)suit against sb

• sue sb

• press charges against sb

• bring a lawsuit against sb

• take sb to court