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International

LegalEnglish

Acourseforclassroomorself-studyuse

AmyKrois-Lindner

and

TransLegalO

::,UNIVERSITYPRESS www.cambridge.org

Introduction

stUdentsandpractisinglawyersalike.

Thebookhasbeen

writtentopreparecandidatesfor thenewInternationalLegal legalEnglishcourses ofallkinds.ILEisSUitableforbothself studyandclassroomuse.

Sincethevastmajority

ofpractisinglawyersmtheworlddeal purpose.Withinthefield ofcommerciallaw.anumberof

Intellectualproperty.realproperty

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Ir'ltheseareas.

legalconcepts.Thus.while thelegalcooceptsintroducedin thiSbookare thosefoundinthelegalsystemsoftheUKand the nearlyall ofthelegalconceptscoveredarefoundinlegal systemsandJurisdictions theworldover.Smcemanyofthe tasksencourageyou tocompareaspectsofthelawinyour internationalperspectiveisfostered.

Itisimportanttobearinmindthat

ILEisintended10helplaw

studentsandlawyerslearnEnglish

Inalegalcontextandto

forthepurpose oflearningJegalEnglishandshouldnotbe

ILEconSIStsof15units,

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10baSIClegalcooceptsin

English,

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of coveredinthistextappearInbold.meaning thattheyappearin unit.therearevanoustypes ofauthentICtextmaterialofthe bya reading.wntlng,listerllngandspeaking. At Each thatacommerciallawyermayencounterwhile atwork.Youare thenshownaresearchstrategy.usmg theInternet.thatleads youtoa soMiontotheproblem.

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01eachunitistheLanguageFocussection.

whichcontainsexercises onthevocabularyandlanguage topicscoveredin theunit.Thissectionoffersanopportunityto consolidatethelanguageworkdoneintheunit. legalcasestudies basedonactualcases.featuringtext material case. opponuOily units toauthenticcommuOicativetasks. following explainswhatkind oftasksappearintheILECexam.(See exercises.There isalsoanextensIVeglOSsaryofallthelegal you liooyourwayaroundthebook.

English.suchaslettersormemoranda.

such isusedtospeakaboutlegaltopicsinmeetings. typical oflegalpractice,suchasclientinterviews, discussions

Withcolleaguesandcontractnegotiations.

thesetasks. theworkofacommerciallawyer. 1)

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tolegaltexts.and3)vocabulary whichtakeslargerchunks oflanguageintoaccount. representawiderange oftexttypesinuseinlegalcontexts.

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toproduce.reador example.thelanguagefunction of'suggesting'canbe text funclJons.youarethengiventheopportumty toproducesucha text. eitherbyWritIngaletteror email.bytakingpartinarole playinterview.or bydiSCUSSingalegalissue.'orexample.

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mindthattheglossary afld eaSier.Note thatsampleanswers'orallofthewnllngtasks inboldthroughoutthe book. agoodideatoprepare andtoholdthepresentation.Youmay coostruetJVeCfIlJClsm.

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improvement.Discussion actMtleSandrole-playsposeaneven greaterchallengewhenyouareworking onthecourseonyour own.However.youshouldnot missthemoutaltogether.Look anopposingviewmight beandsaythisaloudaswell.Pay phrases orcolleagueto discussthesequestionsWItt,you.

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AmyKrois-Lindner

EnglishandacademiCwritingand

isalsoateacher-trainef.

InadditIon.

shehasplayedarolemthedevelopmentofa

Auth(lrn

TransLegal. PartICularthanksareduetoRobertHouserfOfhis

Graham

help, legal mll1(lhasbeenatremendousresource. somanyyearsofbuildingTransLegal.

Finally,Illydeepest

thankstoMarieandLlamLindnerforall theirloveandsupportttlrougl1out thisproject.Iwouldespecially liketothankouredItor.ClareAbbott.forher expertgUidance.forhelpmgto keepthewholeprQJectontrack, forcommunicating sowell,andformotIVatingallofus.

Thanksaredue

toeditorCatriooawatson-Brownforher" valuable assistancewiththewmFocussectton.toKathy textsusedmthebook.

Finally.Iwishtothank

mypersonalproofreaderandcoach.

GoorgeLindner.

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Contents

ReadinglisteningWritingandLanguage

speaking Unit1

ThelHacticeof

law .....legaleducatIOn:3Lawfirmstructure 1-"'" .....legallatin pag.8 Unit2 .....Keyterms:RolesIncompany

Companylaw;

management company

2MemotandumofIntheUK

Speaking.....Languageuse:Shallandmay

formationand aSsocIatIOn management

3limitedUabilrty

atypeofcompany pag.2O

PartnershIp6111

4Corporate

govetnance Unit3

1lntrodoction101 ArightsissueWriting

\",;Keyterms:Shares

Companylaw:oomp""

2Plain languageSummarising

.....Languageuse1:Contrasting capitalisation capitalisation

Speaking

mlormatlOfl ""..34

2SIlarehoidersand

Paraphrasingand

.....Languageuse2:Common supervisoryboards 3

Newlegislation

.....Textanalysis:Understanding legalese Unit4

Companylaw:

fundamental changesina company page48

1Introductionto

changesin companies

2Spin-offs

3Theminutesofa

meeting

4Shareholderrights

1Explaininglegal

aspectsofan acquisition

2Achecklist

Writing

Standardphrasesfor

openingandclosing lettersandemails

Speaking

Presentingaspin-off

......Keyterms:OPPOsingconcepts

Incompanylaw

.....Textanalysis:Beginninga presentation ......Languageuse1:Explaininga procedure ......Languageuse2:Collocations u, l

IUnit5

Contracts:

contract formation page64

1Introductionto

contractformation

2Acovenant

3E-<:ontracts

1Negotiating

2Contract

negotiation

Writing

Aninformativememo

Speaking

1ParaphraSing

clauses

2Role-play:

negotiatingan agreement[ ......Keyterms:Defences tocontractformation ......Textanalysis:Understanding contracts ......Languageuse1:

GIVIngemphasis

.....Languageuse2:Negotiating expresSlOfls vLanguageuse3:Adverbs

Unt')ngaeFots

ReadinglisteningWritingandrLanguage

speaking I Unit6

1Introductionto1 ADanishremedyWriting.....Io

Contracts.:

contractremedies2Remedies .....languageuse1:Talkingabout remedies _'8 contractclauses

Speaking

repetitiontoaielunderstanding

4Typesofbreach

1Presentation:

......Textanalysis:InllialInterview L contractremedies

WIthaclient

2InitialinterviewWith

a client rU,'"9· F,. Unit7

1Introductionto1PreparingalaWSUitWriting

1'-'Keyterms:Contracts

Contracts:

assignment

2Understandingargument

Speaking

In-orand-ee

andthird-party corllractclauses2 Aclosingargument

1Explainingthird-

\,;Languageuse2:verb+-ing "girts

3FoIlow.upemail

partyrights page92

4 AcloSIngargument

2Emphaticstress

'-'Textanalysis:PerSuaSIVe 5

Informed3

Discussingand

writingaodspealung evaluatingsources ......languageuse3:Phrases ofinformation referringtoevidence Unit8

Employment

page106 employment2Advisingondisagreeing

3 Asexdiscriminationadvantagesand

casedisadvantagesin

4Unfairdismissalanemail

Speaking

Agreeingand

disagreeing Unit9

Saleofgoods

page120

2Retentionoftitleclausesconditionsofsale

2 Acasebrief......TextanalySIS:Acasebrief

......languageuse2:Talkingabout correspondinglawsand institutions L U,

UnitI.

Realproperty

2 Alawfirm'spractiCeSpainpracticeareas......languageuse1:ConrmslJng

1- areas2Summarisingandideas page134 leaseortenancy

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