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Word of the Week: Arbitration (noun) Study Legal English Word of the Week: Arbitration Definition: A popular form of alternative dispute resolution, which is supposed to be faster, cheaper and less formal than the traditional court process. The disputing parties’ case is heard privately by an impartial, independent third-party, called an arbitrator, according to the […]

Bind (Verb) Definition: To make someone follow something, to ‘glue’ someone to a way of doing something. For example, due to the doctrine of precedent, judges are bound to follow decisions made in similar cases. Another example is that Parliament cannot bind its successors and cannot be bound by its predecessors. Example: The UK”s referendum on remaining […]

Expressly (Adverb) Definition: Not the same as to simply express something, expressly means to state something in a clear and unambiguous way. Example: The Act expressly states that this is a strict liability offence. This word features in Episode 29 of the Study Legal English Podcast.

Word of the Week: Panel (noun) Study Legal English Word of the Week: Panel Definition: A panel is group of people and the word is used especially for judges or arbiters when they ‘sit as a panel’ meaning that there is a group of them who hear a case rather than the case being heard by […]