LászlóMar 18, 20202 minBurden of proof - bouncing back and forthFunny how often in a lawsuit one party makes an allegation which is challenged by the other party, then comes a dispute as to which...
LászlóMar 18, 20202 minFrom knowing a legal term to writing top-end legal textReading a dictionary may give you the impression that terms exist alone, in isolation, barely related to anything but their meaning...
LászlóMar 18, 20201 minActing as Don Quixote before the court?I have always wondered when looking up terms in dictionaries and found a single term as an equivalent for the term sought, e.g. pro se:...
LászlóMar 18, 20202 minMaybe ... maybe notThese extremes of likelihood are also present in legal English, besides general English. Based on 16 years of analysing legal texts, I...
LászlóMar 18, 20201 minSynonyms and antonyms in legal EnglishYou can say "Oh, come on, how could legal terms have synonyms and antonyms? Tell me then a synonym for the term ”foreclosure”, or an...
LászlóMar 18, 20203 minA Single Legal Term - with two opposing meaningsIt is absolutely okay that a number of English words have more than one meaning (e.g. watch). It is also absolutely okay that a number of...
LászlóMar 12, 20205 minSo how have native professionals learnt legal English in the first place? It is always a good idea to learn from those we regard as top-end experts in our profession. Knowing how they have learnt legal English...
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