The Lawyer's English Language Coursebook is intended to be a complete course of preparation for the TOLES Foundation and Higher exams in legal English. This book can also be used as a complete course of self-study for legal English and it is recommended to anyone who needs to use legal English during studies and/or at work.

The following legal topics are covered during the 1st semester [1/2] of this course:

  • working in law
  • making a claim in court
  • areas of law
  • criminal law
  • crime and punishment
  • criminal liability
  • the language of banking
  • loans
  • online banking services agreements

International Legal English is a course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable also for self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in different areas of law environment and is divided into five semesters.

The following legal topics are covered during the 4thsemester [4/5] of this course:

Real property law : real property and personal property / conveyancing / lease, landlord, tenant / easements, usufructs, mortgages

Intellectual property : patents, trade marks, copyrights, trade secrets, design rights / passing off, unauthorized use, right of fair use / intellectual property rights

Negotiable instruments : promissory notes, certificates of deposit, cheques, to the order of, to the bearer of, bona-fide purchaser, holder in due course (HDC), debentures, usury, electronic negotiable instruments

 


International Legal English is a course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable also for self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in different areas of law environment and is divided into five semesters.

The following legal topics are covered during the 4thsemester [4/5] of this course:

Real property law : real property and personal property / conveyancing / lease, landlord, tenant / easements, usufructs, mortgages

Intellectual property : patents, trade marks, copyrights, trade secrets, design rights / passing off, unauthorized use, right of fair use / intellectual property rights

Negotiable instruments : promissory notes, certificates of deposit, cheques, to the order of, to the bearer of, bona-fide purchaser, holder in due course (HDC), debentures, usury, electronic negotiable instruments

 


International Legal English is a course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable also for self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in different areas of law environment and is divided into five semesters.

The following legal topics are covered during the 2nd semester [2/5] of this course:

·        Company law : fundamental changes in a company /constitutional amendment, consolidation, acquisition of controlling shares / voluntary liquidation merger / sale of substantially all assets / compulsory winding-up

·        Contracts : contract formation / essential terms of a contract / types of contracts / contract clauses and negotiation

·        Contracts : remedies / types of damages / specific performance / understanding contract clauses / interviewing a client / types of breach


International Legal English is a course for law students or newly-qualified lawyers who need to use English in their legal work or studies. Suitable also for self-study, the course prepares learners for using English in different areas of law environment and is divided into five semesters.

The following legal topics are covered during the 2nd semester [2/5] of this course:

·        Company law : fundamental changes in a company /constitutional amendment, consolidation, acquisition of controlling shares / voluntary liquidation merger / sale of substantially all assets / compulsory winding-up

·        Contracts : contract formation / essential terms of a contract / types of contracts / contract clauses and negotiation

·        Contracts : remedies / types of damages / specific performance / understanding contract clauses / interviewing a client / types of breach