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Hello!
It can be quite difficult for a foreign student to learn the terminology we need when we’re speaking about the incorporation of a company (costituzione). This is because we use different words in different jurisdictions and the words that we use in the same jurisdictions can sometimes be confusing. Continua a leggere
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Hello!
There are many ways for Italians to confuse English speaking people if they want to. For example, tell me that Giovanni didn’t come to your meeting last night and that he “threw a package at you” (ti ha tirato il pacco). I’ll be very concerned about your health, but probably not so concerned about the fact that Giovanni didn’t come to the meeting. Or, continue by saying that it was a good thing that Giovanni didn’t come to your meeting because there were only “two cats” (due gatti) at your meeting. Now I’d be (sarei) very, very worried about the types of meetings that you’re having in your office. Continua a leggere
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Hello!
Today we look at “deed poll”.
Changing your name in most common law countries is very frequent, really easy and even minors can change their names themselves from the age of 16 without parents’ consent.
In the UK the instrument that is used to change name is called a deed poll.
There are two types of deed poll, namely (vale a dire) an unenrolled deed poll (non registrato) and an enrolled deed poll (registrato). Continua a leggere
Federnotizie ha deciso di tenere una rubrica periodica per offrire ai suoi lettori l’approfondimento di alcuni termini inglesi più frequentemente utilizzati dai professionisti che operano nel settore legale. Si tratta di spiegare in modo semplice alcune parole, espressioni o frasi elementari precisandone il significato, il corretto utilizzo ed il contesto giusto nel quale inserirle. Si tratterà quindi di “pillole” di inglese giuridico anche per chi ha una conoscenza scolastica della lingua, che verranno pubblicate con frequenza quindicinale.