商务英语理论与实务 教学课件 作者 蒋景东situation 6 Task 8.pptVIP

Situation 6International Trade Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration ? Objectives 1. Grasp the concept of inspection, claim, force majeure and arbitration; 2. Understand the basic procedures of commodity inspection and related claims. Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration I Pre-reading Pair work: Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. Who do you think should conduct the inspection? 2. Why should the buyer claim in your opinion? 3. When disputes arise in international trade, how to solve it in your opinion? 4. What do you think is arbitration? 5. What kind of events can be called force majeure in your opinion? Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration II Case study of the task Dispute About Compensation Company A in Shanghai was to import 20 sets of precision apparatus from Company B in Hong Kong at the price of HK$30,000 per set. It was stipulated in the contract that any party who breaks the contract has to pay the other HK$10,000 as penalty. It turned out that the seller only delivered 12 sets, failing to deliver the rest 8 for the unit price had increased to HK$40,000. The seller wanted to pay the penalty of HK$10,000 as provided in the contract, to which the buyer did not agree. Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration Questions: 1. Why did the seller want to pay penalty to the buyer? 2. Is HK$10,000 enough for the penalty in your opinion? 3. In this case, what amount do you think the buyer can claim against the seller? Why? Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration III Text Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration Commodity Inspection Claims Force Majeure Arbitration Task 8 Inspection, Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration New Words and Expressions: authorized adj 权威认可的 indispensable adj. 不可缺少的；绝对必要的 authentic adj 真实的：值得相信、信赖的 nominate v. 任命