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• Title:English legal terminology : legal concepts in language / Helen Gubby, Barrister.
  
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• Author/Creator:Gubby, Helen, author.
  
• Published/Created:The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, [2016]
  

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  • Call Number: K50 .G83 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Law--Terminology.
  Law--Language.
  Law--Dictionaries.
  
• Edition:Fourth edition.
  
• Description:282 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Series:Boom juridische studieboeken.
  
• Summary:"Legal English is a professional language. This means that a good command of ordinary English does not automatically make a student proficient in legal English. Many foreign law students in English language programs experience problems when suddenly all their lectures, textbooks, discussions, and written work have to be in English. A lack of familiarity with legal English can seriously impede their progress. And a command of legal English is not just a desirable academic skill. It has become an absolute 'must' for today's legal professionals working in internationally orientated law firms. This book is designed for law students who have followed their law studies in a language other than English. Textbooks on English law are too detailed for those who want to understand English legal terminology rather than English law itself. Legal dictionaries are useful but, as the words are ordered alphabetically, terms are treated in isolation. The book offers: vocabularies providing sets of legal terminology associated with the legal system, civil procedure, EU law, tort, contract law, and company law; text putting the terms in the vocabulary into their legal context; case discussion questions in order to practice using the terminology; knowledge questions to ensure that the reader has understood the legal concepts." -- Back cover.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
  
• ISBN:9789462366046 (pbk.)
  9462366047 (pbk.)
  9789462743823 (E-book)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Legal system terminology
  Legal system terminology in context
  Legal system vocabulary
  Legal system discussion questions
  Legal system knowledge questions
  ch. 2 Civil procedure terminology
  Civil procedure terminology in context
  Civil procedure vocabulary
  Civil procedure discussion questions and case discussion
  Civil procedure knowledge questions
  ch. 3 European Union law terminology
  European Union law terminology in context
  European Union law vocabulary
  European Union law case discussions
  European Union law knowledge questions
  ch. 4 Tort terminology
  Tort terminology in context
  Tort vocabulary
  Tort case discussions
  Tort knowledge questions
  ch. 5 Contract law terminology
  Contract law terminology in context
  Contract law vocabulary
  Contract law case discussions
  Contract law knowledge questions
  ch. 6 Company law terminology
  Company law terminology in context
  Company law vocabulary
  Company law case discussions
  Company law knowledge questions
  Bibliography
  Appendix
  1. Example of a case report head-note: McLoughlin v O'Brian 1982 (All ER 1982/2, pp. 298-299)
  2. head-note of Donoghue v Stevenson 1932 (All ER Rep 1932/1, pp. 1-2)
  3. Extract from a statute: the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (Crown Copyright, Internet version).