Kulturka

Legal English

English is the dominant language of the international legal practice and
corporate business world. Therefore, its importance cannot be
underestimated and that is why the need to learn in particular the
specialised legal English has been growing for the past few years.
However, the language of law is much different from the every-day
language irrespective of the country. What\'s more, the legal concepts
vary from country to country and therefore it may lead to many
misunderstandings and linguistic problems which puzzle the learners. I
have written this book to assist practicing lawyers, students of law,
translators as well as anyone interested in law who wish to develop
their English language skills within a legal context (both for academic
and vocational training purposes). Therefore this book is intended to
help understand the legal terminology and phrases as well as some major
differences between both systems. Moreover, it provides the users with a
chance to practice communication skills in spoken and written legal
English to enable them to read and draft legal text, discuss and explain
legal concepts and so to operate with confidence within the business,
especially corporate, and legal environment. The book is composed of 14
units - each unit discusses a different aspect of corporate law through
introduction of relevant terminology, presentation of adequate texts,
real court cases as well as numerous exercises which encourage the
learner to put the newly acquired vocabulary into practice both through
oral as well as written expression. Competence is developed throughout
this book in a sequence of ascending complexity.

• author: Małgorzata Cyganik