Dear Colleagues Following the success of the 2007 and 2008 International Legal English Conferences in Warsaw, Poland, Euro Invest invite you to Business...
Hello everybody, one of my students came across this when trying to solve the exam focus at the end of the book: Question 7, (gapfill): "All prior agreements...
Dear Caroline Somehow I seem to recall that this question has come up before ... the correct answer given being D. inferred. Normally we say that a contract is...
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Thanks for this Alison I was just about to write with the same conclusion, but I got nervous that maybe I was missing some technical reason that would give...
Hi folks I've just come across this website with the translation of the German Civil Code. It might be helpful for legal translators and teachers or those who...
Thanks for the info. Does anyone know of any sites for English law as I need to prepare a course I've just started. I need mainly info about the courts and...
Hello Gary  Try http://www.translegal.com/teacherresources.php and http://www.translegal.com/cup. You'll find more than just info on these sites; they're...
Gary, If you want to find out about the English courts, you could do worse than look at the Wikipedia article on Courts of England and Wales (Courts of the UK...
... Thanks Monica. I'll check out the sites which seem fruitful. Do you teach legal English in the UK as it's a system I'm not familiar with though it's our...
Hi Gary If you look in the 'files' section you'll find a number of handouts, one of which lists useful websites for Legal English. You should find what you...
Dear All I'm currently teaching an ILEC course in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Unsurprisingly, my students are keen for more work on trusts. Does anyone have any...
Dear All There are some things that worry me about this message string. We need to be very careful about when we are explaining legal terms of art because a...
Hello Alan Thanks a lot for this - you've provided some very good information which I'm sure will help Matt in his course. My point about onecle was supposed...
It is interesting about German courts interpreting English terms according to English law. I assume most lawyers are sufficiently risk-averse not to use terms...
Hello to all EULETA members It s been a while. I ve noticed an interesting article today on this link about Inadvertent disclosure in email and it being a...
Dear all, I am unsure as to whether the new Introduction to LE by CUP is a high enough level of proficiency for ILEC preparation. What do you think? I d like...
... Dear Maria, I met you at the Ulm conference. I'm the Chinese-American lawyer. I'd like to design a Legal English course featuring a film and its source...
Hello Jeremy I was just reading this post of yours on humor in LE groups. I do believe in use of humor and we dont need to scour the net to prove the benefits...
Dear all I ll be glad to post these warmers and fillers in the FILES section if anybody is interested. Plus I have made a LE "treasure hunt" adapted from so...
... Dear Natasha, Tell me more about the Judge Deeds series as I'm not familiar with it. I am also enthused about using films in teaching. As for students...
Hello Gary, could you please reply in the immediate blank field in your replies? I have difficulty finding your posts since they come just deep below when one...
Hi Gary Just a small thing - and I have the strange suspicion that this could have been mentioned before a few times but I could be mistaken - but do you think...
Unsolicited Proposals Agreement Found this in a text. Is this a common kind of contract, and what is it about? Comments appreciated, many thanks, Patrick...
It is difficult to say precisely what is meant by your query as you have included so little information as to the context. However, many govermental and quasi...
Dear Natasha, I don't get BBC on cable but I'll try to see if I can get a dvd as it sounds interesting. I am presently looking for more students in Legal...