Legal English Lesson Plans

To Act For (phrasal verb) Definition: To represent. Example: I am acting for the claimant in this suit. This word features in Episode 15 of the Study Legal English Podcast.

Merger (noun) Definition: The combination of two or more things into one. Especially two or more companies becoming one. Example: After the merger, we had to establish a united company culture. This word features in Episode 21 of the Study Legal English Podcast.

Word of the Week: Statement of Case (noun) Study Legal English Word of the Week: Statement of Case Definition: A written statement, drafted by counsel, in which a party sets out its case for civil litigation or in other words sets out the material facts, which are facts essential to the party’s claim or defence that […]

Word of the Week: Advocate (noun) Definition: Advocate can mean a person who speaks on behalf of another and is not necessarily legally trained, it also refers to someone who is an active supporter of a particular cause. MISTAKE ALERT!: Advocate is not a translation of avvocato (Italian) avocat (French) abogado (Spanish) advogado (Portuguese) instead these […]

Binding Precedent (Noun) Definition: A binding precedent refers to a decision made by a judge which must be applied in a later case subject to certain rules. We say that this decision is binding on or upon other judges or that other judges are bound by this precedent. MISTAKE ALERT!: An important point to note is the […]