The Pyramid Group is looking for two experienced trainers of Legal English for the following courses: 1. An in-house ILEC-based course for a leading firm of...
Hi Paul, Is the Munich course intensive or over a period of time? If intensive, I might be interested. I look forward to seeing you soon. Best regards, Ken ...
Dear all as regards ILEC prep book by CUP I have another question up my sleeve:) in fact my student brought up this issue of cybersquatting in IP Unit 11 How...
Distinguish between the rightful owner of the URL and the rightful owner of the name. If the URL is free you can register it. You are the rightful owner of the...
Dear All TransLegal have very generously offered a free license to the online content of PLEAD, the International Legal English based blended learning course,...
Hello, earthlings Can anybody post a link to some website or some database of short descriptions of legal cases with the verdict given in the end? Short...
Hi Natasha There's a nice website of "stupid lawsuits" that i stumbled upon this week: http://www.power-of-attorneys.com/stupid_lawsuit_collection.asp? ...
Hello all I've been having a little discussion with Natasha this week outside EULETA about the etymology of REAL as in REAL ESTATE, and I guess the collected...
Hi Jeremy, Wiktionary is wrong IMO. In English law we distinguish between real and personal property, real and personal actions: the first relates to the thing...
Thanks Jeremy I ll check it out and get back. I just got the idea from a bundle of WARMERS and FILLERS I got as a promo material by MacMillan. I was reading...
Hello Jeremy you ve decided to ask the group. Perfect! As regards, the WIKIPEDIA, I heard on BBC world news a couple of weeks ago that the founder of W. was...
The idea that 'real estate' comes from the (obsolete) English word 'real' meaning 'royal' is wrong - it is the kind of random guess that ends up on the...
Kudos to John! I ve told you, Jeremy, about the geneticist and his beanstalk and the saying when he doublechecks things which seem to be simple: "It is as...
Hello, some good news for the TB... the book that I regard as most authoritative (on UK usage) for this sort of question is Modern Legal Usage by Bryan A....
Dear All I'm currently putting together what I hope will be a definitive list of EFL/ESL teaching organisations and journals. Before spending too much time on...
... Dear All, Does anyone know where I can get a short portion of a French (criminal) trial as I'd like to adapt it for Anglosphoine lawyers for a tour of the ...
Matt Do English teachers' associations count? I ll try to contribute a bit ELTA Serbia ELTAM Macedonia HUPE Croatia ELTACG Montenegro we do have a magazine...
Hi John (and others who have taken up the challenge of my question: Margaret, the other John and Natasha) Yes, it's good news for the TB - even if I'm wrong,...
Hi Jeremy, I'll jump in again as I'm still sitting here. I used to teach this stuff at a pretty elementary level (and not brilliantly - I only mentioned I'm a ...
D Dear Jeremy I have a question which perhaps you can answer for me. The answers to ex 8 in Unit 8 in the course book are: false, false, false, true. The ...
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Dear Allison yes, I asked the very same Q earlier on. :) I think it just slipped my mind later on to provide the list with the precise pages and stuff so it...
Dear Jeremy, Yes, we are teachers and we have difficulty understanding legalese and legal intricacies. Yes, I was happy with John B.'s details elaboration and...
Dear All I think it would be useful for me to draw up a few guidelines as to how to use this discussion forum. I'll do this as soon as I get the chance. In the...
Realty, real, and all the other words connected with property, are not originally connected with roylaty or cognate words in any way. It would be an...
Yes, this is sufficient elaboration for the whole list of ours, I would say. :) Have I mentioned in this list /or perhaps elsewhere/ to what extent Middle...
Dear list I ve recently had a prob with the translation and proper use of the word DISPOSAL of shares. I d like to ask those of you who teach in Legal English...
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