Glossary
Balked (verb ‘to balk’) – to be unwilling to do something or allow something to heppen.
Barrister of Law – a type of lawyer in the UK , Australia, and some other countries who can give specialised legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts
Banking law – collection of legal principles that govern banking transactions
Broken down – (phrasal verb) divided into categories
Buzzwords – a word or expression from a particular subject that has become fashionable by being used a lot
Called to The Bar – admitted to the practice of law as a barrister
CELTA – Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Company Law – law that controls how businesses are formed
Contract Law – law that governs agreements associated with exchange of goods and services
Courtroom – a room where a law court meets
Duty of care – legal obligation to ensure safety of others
Employment Law – law governing employer and employee relationship
English File – Learning material from Oxford Univeristy Press
face2face – Learning material from Cambridge University Press
Face to face classes – a physical class provided in a physical environment
Gavel – A ceremonial mallet used in court to punctuate rulings and proclamations almost exclusively in The US.
Hands on – Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organising things and in making decisions
Idioms – a group of words that create a meaning that is different from each word on their own
IELTS – International English Language Testing System
IP – Intellectual Property law
IT – Information technology. Involves the use of computers, storage, networking and infrastructure
Key language – important and relevant vocabulary
Law Society of England and Wales – the professional association that represents and governs solicitors for the jurisdiction of England and Wales
Legal Aid – Provision of legal assistance for people who are unable to afford legal assistance. https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid
Legal English – Legal English is the type of English as used in legal writing. … This term describes poor legal writing that is cluttered, wordy, indirect, and that includes unnecessary technical words or phrases
Letter writing – The process of creating written correspondence to communicate with another party
Mainstream – considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
Middle Temple – The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
Phrasal Verbs – A verb created with a main verb with an adverb preposition or both. The meaning is typically not obvious from the meanings of the individual words
Real Property Law – Law that governs forms of ownership and tenancy in real property in real property under common law
Prima Facie – Based on first impression
Secured transactions – Provides credit for a borrower, and security for a lender
SVO – subject-verb-object (typical sentence structure)
Tacit – understood or implied without being stated
TEFL – Teaching English as a foreign language
Tort – a civil wrong involving a breach of duty