The language of company law: vocabulary check (1)

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A company is an institution created to conduct business, usually an association of people. It exists as a separate legal entity from the owners (who are called shareholders). This quiz tests your knowledge of some of the key vocabulary of company law.

Legal English for LLM Students

The sources of law 1: the Constitution and legislation
Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (1)
Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (2)
Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (3)
Sources of law: constitutions and legislation (4)
The sources of law 2: unenacted law
Sources of law: unenacted law (1)
Sources of law: unenacted law (2)
Sources of law: unenacted law (3)
Sources of law: unenacted law (4)
Sources of law: unenacted law (5)
The US court system
The US federal and state court systems (1)
The US federal and state court systems (2)
The US federal and state court systems (3)
The US federal and state court systems (4)
The UK court system
The English court system (1)
The English court system (2)
The language of the courts: vocabulary check (1)
The language of the courts: vocabulary check (2)
A case from the US Supreme Court
The syllabus of a landmark Supreme Court case
A landmark case: vocabulary check (1)
A landmark case: vocabulary check (2)
A landmark case: vocabulary check (3)
A landmark case: vocabulary check (4)
A case from the European Court of Human Rights
Judgment of the European Court of Human RIghts in the case of Gillan and Quinton v. The United Kingdom
Understanding cases: a case from the European Court of Human Rights
A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary in use (1)
A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (1)
A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (2)
A case from the European Court of Human Rights: vocabulary check (3)
A case from the European Court of Justice
A case from the European Court of Justice (1)
A case from the European Court of Justice: vocabulary check
Understanding a case from the European Court of Justice (1)
Understanding a case from the European Court of Justice (2)
Competition law
Key legal topics: competition law (1)
Key legal topics: competition law (2)
Competition law: vocabulary check (1)
Competition law: vocabulary check (2)
Intellectual property law
Key legal topics: intellectual property law (1)
Key legal topics: intellectual property law (2)
Intellectual property law: vocabulary check (1)
Intellectual property law: vocabulary check (2)
Common law systems: juries
Juries (1)
Juries (2)
Juries: vocabulary in use
Juries: vocabulary check
Law and fact
Law and fact (1)
Law and fact (2)
Law and fact (3)
Law and fact: vocabulary check (1)
Law and fact: vocabulary check (2)
Law and language
Law and language (1)
Law and language (2)
Law and language: vocabulary check (1)
Law and language: vocabulary check (2)
The judicial construction of cases
Fact, language, and the judicial construction of cases (1)
Fact, language, and the judicial construction of cases (2)
Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary in use
Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary check (1)
Judicial construction of cases: vocabulary check (2)
Common law systems
Common law and judicial precedent
Common law systems
Common law systems: vocabulary in use
Common law systems: vocabulary check
Common law and judicial precedent
Common law systems
Common law systems: vocabulary in use
Common law systems: vocabulary check
Precedent
Aspects of binding precedent (1)
Aspects of binding precedent (2)
Aspects of binding precedent (3)
Aspects of binding precedent (4)
A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system
A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system (1)
A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system (2)
The US civil justice system: vocabulary in use (1)
The US civil justice system: vocabulary in use (2)
The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (1)
The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (2)
The US civil justice system: vocabulary check (3)
Company law
The language of company law (1)
The language of company law (2)
The language of company law: vocabulary check (1)
The language of company law: vocabulary check (2)
A company formation agency
Trust law
The language of trust law (1)
The language of trust law (2)
The language of trust law: vocabulary check (1)
The language of trust law: vocabulary check (2)
Contract law
An introduction to contract law: vocabulary in use
An introduction to contract law: vocabulary check (1)
An introduction to contract law: vocabulary check (2)
Tort law
An introduction to tort law
Negligence and the duty of care: a famous case
An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (1)
An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (2)
An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (3)
An introduction to tort law: vocabulary check (4)
The rules of interpretation
The rules of statutory interpretation (1)
The rules of statutory interpretation (2)
The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary in use
The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (1)
The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (2)
The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (3)
The rules of statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (4)
A lecture on statutory interpretation
A lecture on statutory interpretation (1)
A lecture on statutory interpretation (2)
A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary in use
A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (1)
A lecture on statutory interpretation: vocabulary check (2)
A lecture on intellectual property law
A lecture on intellectual property law (1)
A lecture on intellectual property law (2)
A lecture on intellectual property law (3)
A lecture on intellectual property law: vocabulary check (1)
A lecture on intellectual property law: vocabulary check (2)
A law students' discussion group: privacy law
A law students' discussion group: privacy law (1)
A law students' discussion group: privacy law (2)
A law students’ discussion group: vocabulary in use
A law students’ discussion group: vocabulary check
Note taking
The work of lawyers: a lecture from a guest speaker (1)
The work of lawyers: a lecture from a guest speaker (2)
The work of lawyers: vocabulary in use
The work of lawyers: vocabulary check (1)
The work of lawyers: vocabulary check (2)
An introduction to academic writing
An introduction to academic writing
An introduction to academic writing: vocabulary check
Grammar, spelling and punctuation
Grammar, spelling and punctuation (1)
Grammar, spelling and punctuation (2)
Grammar, spelling and punctuation (3)
Avoiding plagiarism
Avoiding plagiarism (1)
Avoiding plagiarism (2)
Avoiding plagiarism: vocabulary check
Referencing
Referencing (1)
Referencing (2)
Referencing: vocabulary check
Planning and writing your answer
How to be successful when answering problem questions
The general organisation of answers to problem questions
Writing the introduction and conclusion to answers to problem questions
The use of facts in answers to problem questions
Statements about the law in answers to problem questions
A sample problem question: Football, prayer and freedom of speech
A sample problem question (1)
A sample problem question (2)
A sample problem question (3)
A sample problem question: Model answer
A sample problem question: model answer (1)
A sample problem question: model answer (2)
A sample problem question: model answer (3)
A sample problem question: model answer (4)
A sample problem question: model answer (5)

The language of company law: vocabulary check (1)

The sources of law 1: the Constitution and legislation

The sources of law 2: unenacted law

The US court system

The UK court system

A case from the US Supreme Court

A case from the European Court of Human Rights

A case from the European Court of Justice

Competition law

Intellectual property law

Common law systems: juries

Law and fact

Law and language

The judicial construction of cases

Common law systems

Precedent

A seminar discussion on the US civil justice system

Company law

Trust law

Contract law

Tort law

The rules of interpretation

A lecture on statutory interpretation

A lecture on intellectual property law

A law students' discussion group: privacy law

Note taking

An introduction to academic writing

Grammar, spelling and punctuation

Avoiding plagiarism

Referencing

Planning and writing your answer

A sample problem question: Football, prayer and freedom of speech

A sample problem question: Model answer