A courtroom is a place where cases are heard and justice is administered. Most jurisdictions have several levels of courts, starting with the trial court and ending with the court of final appeal (eg the US Supreme Court). Some courts hear only civil cases, some hear only criminal cases and some hear both types of cases. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of the courtroom.
Public procurement law regulates the purchase of goods, works and services by public sector institutions. In the EU, this area of law is designed to open up Europe’s public procurement market to competition, to prevent “buy national” policies and to promote the free movement of goods and services. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of public procurement law.
This quiz deals with the area of law that concerns the relationship where an agent acts, and is authorised to act, on behalf of another (known as the principal). Commercial agency is of particular importance in international trade, and most companies engaged in such business make use of agents to represent them abroad. Agents are also often employed to help facilitate trade in the domestic market. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of international commercial agency law.
Different English speaking jurisdictions use different terms when referring to lawyers. It is important to understand how such terms are used, and often best to avoid country-specific terms. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of legal personnel.
European Union law (formerly European Community law) is the body of treaties, legislation and judgments that operates alongside, and takes priority over, the legal systems of the European Union (EU) member states. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of European Union law.
The purpose of data protection law is to strike a balance between the rights of individuals to their privacy and the needs of businesses and other institutions to use such personal data for administrative and business purposes. This quiz tests your knowledge of the terminology of data protection law.
Administrative law is the body of law, including rules, regulations, orders and decisions, created by and related to government and administrative agencies. In the US and the UK, issues of administrative law are decided in the courts of general jurisdiction. Some countries, eg Sweden, have a separate administrative court system. This quiz tests your knowledge of the vocabulary of administrative law.
A will is an official document that says what a person wants to be done with their assets after their death. The term probate refers to the process of proving that a will is valid. Probate can also refer to a court proceeding that may be necessary to pass title to property that is owned solely by the person who has died. This quiz tests your knowledge of the vocabulary of wills and probate.
Mergers and acquisitions (often shortened to M & A is the field of (commercial or company) law that deals with companies purchasing interests in other companies and combining with each other. M & A is rich in specific legal and financial terminology, much is which is very creative – but also rather confusing. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language of mergers and acquisitions.
The term insider dealing (also: insider trading) refers to the illegal buying or selling of shares with the help of corporate information that is not available to the public. This quiz tests your knowledge of the language used to describe insider trading and related activities.