Junior lawyers, training of 149-150

Juris doctor (JD) 15, 309

Juvenile court 11, 309

L

Lack of legal capacity 64, 65, 309

landlord/tenant 135

Landmark cases 112, 151

Language skills, importance of 215

Large law firms 18

Latin, use of 13, 174

Law, bodies of 8-9

Law degrees 15, 309, 310

Law firm culture, article excerpt 18

Law firms 17,18-19

Law schools 15, 309

Laws, types of 9-10

Lawsuits, preparing 96-97

Lawyers, different words for 14

lease/tenancy agreements 139-141

Verb-noun collocations 147

Vocabulary 146

Lease agreement, statutory conditions

140-141

Leasehold estates 134, 310

Leases 134, 310

Legal decision (contract law) 133

Legal disputes 28-29

Legal education 15, 149-150, 215

See also law degrees

Legal entities 20, 310

Legal incapacity 95

Legal opinion 30

Legal person 20, 310

Legal Practice Course (LPC) 15, 310

Legal system 8-13

Legal writing 123-124

Legalese, understanding 42-43,47

Legislation revisions, seminars on

180-181

Letters

Covering letter 197-198

Follow-up correspondence 86-88,

209-211

Opening and closing phrases 59

Thank-you note 199

Letter of advice (anticipatory breach)

88-89

Letter of advice (business method

Patents) 153

Letter of advice (corporate governance)

Letter of advice (shareholder rights) 58

Letter of advice 28-31, 58, 59, 88-89,

Letters of credit 165

Liability, company owners 22-23

Licences 134, 310

Lien creditors 190, 191, 310

Liens 177,190,191,310

Life estates 134,310

Life tenants 134, 310

Limited liability companies 27

Limited liability partnerships 26-28

Liquidated damages 65, 79,80-81,91,

Liquidated damages clause 83

Liquidation 21, 48, 49, 194,310

Liquidators 21

LLB (Legum Baccalaureus) Bachelor of

Laws 15, 310

Loan capital 35, 310

Lockouts 107, 310

Lower court 11, 310

Ltd see private limited company

M

magistrates' court 11, 310

Maker, of promissory note 164, 166,

Managers, duties of 20, 23

Managing directors 21

Market economies 204, 310

Market penetration 204, 311

Material breach 88, 310

mechanic's liens 190, 191, 310

Memo 70-71

Memorandum of association 20,23,34,

Merchantability 310

Merchants 120, 310

Merger regulation 205, 212-213, 310

Mergers 48, 49, 50, 204, 310

Microsoft, antitrust suits against 215

Mid-size law firms 18

Minority shareholders 48, 310

Minutes of meetings 55-57,310

Monopolies 204, 310

Monopoly rights 148, 310

Moot court 11, 310

Mortgages 134, 190, 191, 310

Motion 12,310

Index E

N

Naked debentures 165, 310

Necessity, expressing 55

Negotiable instruments

Electronic 169-171

Introduction to 164-166, 310

Promissory notes 166-169

Negotiation 62, 69

Contracts 71-75

Expressions for 71-72

Nemo dat rule 164, 310

Nominal capital 20, 310

Non-breaching party 78, 80-81, 88-89,

Non-consensual security interests 177,

Non-monetary relief 78, 310

Non-obvious 148, 310

Non-possessory security interests 176,

Notary 143

Notice 12, 310

Novation 93, 310

Objects 48, 310

Objects clauses 49, 310

obligor/obligee 93, 310

offeror/offeree 64, 311

Offers 64, 311

Official receiver 21

Oligopolies 204, 205, 311

On notice of the security interest 177,

One-stop shops 213-214

Opinions

Expressing 43-44, 113

referring to others' 215

-or/-ee nouns 94, 105

Ordinance 9, 10, 311

Ordinary course of business 176, 311

Ordinary shares 34, 35, 36, 311

Organising, ideas 117

p

Parallel behaviour 205, 311

Paraphrasing 41,43, 68, 156-157, 168

Parol evidence 65, 311

Partnerships 20, 22-23

See also limited liability partnerships

Party 64, 311

Passage of title 120, 311

Passing of risk 120, 311

Passing off 148, 149, 311

Passive constructions 42, 208

formality/informality 182

Paraphrasing 156

Past simple, versus present perfect 147

Patents 148, 311

Payee 165, 166, 311

Payment of costs clause 65

Pecuniary compensation 78, 311

Penal law 8, 311

Penalty clauses 81, 82

Per annum (Latin) 13, 311

Per se (Latin) 13, 208, 311

Perfection, of security interests 177,

190,311

Performance 92,311

Personal liability 20, 311

Personal pronouns, and

formality/informality 182

Personal property 311

Persons in court 11

Persuading, in writing and speech

99-100

Picketing 107,311

Plain language, use of 41, 156-157

Plaintiff 11, 126, 311

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