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    • The Old Bailey

    • The Proceedings of the Old Bailey allows users to search "the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published" The database contain 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court from 1674-1913. [...]
    • The Old Bailey

    • West Headnote of the Day

    • The West Headnote of the Day is a fun way to brush up on litigation terminology as well as the terminology of the substantive law in dispute. You can read the most recent West Headnote of the Day here, and subscribe to receive the daily e-mail here. [...]
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    • Eurojargon

    • Eurojargon describes itself as a plain language guide to Eurojargon -- the specialized language characteristic of people within the EU institutions. Similar to Beltway-ese which is the jargon used inside the Beltway in government offices and Congress and among lobbyists in Washington, DC. Eurojargon is a great reseorce for penatrating Europen Union jargon. [...]
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    • TransLegal's LinkedIn Group

    • TransLegal has launched a LinkedIn group. The TransLegal LinkedIn group is a community of Legal English professionals and clients who share an interest in exchanging information and ideas about Legal English training, testing and translations. To join, click here. [...]
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    • Legal Glossaries

    • All-purpose This dictionary is maintained by FindLaw, the highest-trafficked legal Web site, which provides the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals. The FindLaw dictionary is based on Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law with Over 10,000 entries including pronunciations, example phrases, and usage notes. http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/ All-purpose An extensive and thorough legal dictionary prepared by Law.com, a [...]
    • Legal Glossaries

    • A Dictionary of Law

    • A Dictionary of Law (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Elizabeth A. Martin. A comprehensive yet succinct source of clear, jargon-free legal terms. It focuses primarily on UK law and provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law. Defines and explains the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the legal system. The dictionary includes recommended weblinks, feature entries on key topics, and coverage of European and I [...]
    • A Dictionary of Law

    • Online Legal English Research

    • Online Legal English Research is a brief, Internet-based course with online tasks. The tasks are an extension of the International Legal English coursebook coauthored by TransLegal and published by Cambridge University Press. The tasks present a number of authentic language problems encountered by legal professionals, and provide strategies that exploit online reference tools and search engines to find solutions to these problems. In this way they encourage the development of autonomous learnin [...]
    • Online Legal English Research

    • Corporate Governance Glossaries

    • Investor Protection This glossary supports a web site which is the project implemented within the framework of the OECD/World Bank - Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable. It contains a concise list of terms relating particularly to corporate governance and investor protection. Corporate Social Responsibility [Word document] The Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") Glossary is a product of the Pilot Project “CSR/SMEs – Promoting Social Responsibility in Small and Medium-Sized Enterpris [...]
    • Corporate Governance Glossaries

    • The world's weirdest cases

    • The world's weirdest cases Professor Gary Slapper's Case Notes column is a staple of The Times' Law section. His new column, Weird Cases, is a collection of bizarre disputes, prosecutions and lawsuits from the archive. The entries are brief, easy to read and often humorous. [...]
    • The world's weirdest cases

    • MarkLaw.com

    • MarkLaw.com - An online glossary with answers to basic and advanced topics on trademarks, presented in an easy to understand format. Written entirely by attorneys, the site contains information about all aspects of trademarks, such as searching, registering, using, licensing, assigning, and litigating trademarks. [...]
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    • Black's Law Dictionary

    • Black's Law Dictionary This is the classic, comprehensive dictionary for lawyers. It includes an extensive appendix on legal abbreviations with an explanation of more than 1000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms. [...]
    • Black's Law Dictionary