新版剑桥实用专业英语：法律英语

　　《新版剑桥实用专业英语：法律英语（附答案）》是一本专为在工作和学习中需要使用法律英语语句和词汇且英文水平为中级或高级的读者而写。书中包含大量法律领域常用词汇，内容涉及公司法和商法、责任义务、房产法、雇佣法、信息技术、合同法、知识产权等法律主题。每个单元都有关键词和表达方式的详解以及练习，供学习者检查和进一步理解所学到的知识。每个单元还设计了“请你参与”部分，为学习者提供情境模拟的机会。本书最后附有练习题答案和索引，供读者自我检测和深入学习。

　　吉利恩？布朗（Gillian D Brown），英国著名语言学家，她以擅长专业语言知识而闻名，著有《讲授口语》《语言分析》等书。

THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2

INTRODUCTION 6

 

THE LEGAL SYSTEM

1 Legal systems 8

A The structure of the law

B The constitution

C Jurisdiction

2 Sources of law: legislation 10

A Background to making new law

B Early development of a Bill

C Passing an Act

3 Sources of law:common law 12

A Common law in the UK

B Law reports

4 The court system 14

A Civil courts

B Criminal courts

5 Criminal justice and criminal proceedings 16 

A Criminal justice

B Categories of criminal offence

C Criminal court proceedings

6 Civil procedure 18

A Civil Procedure Rules

B Proceeding with a claim

7 Tribunals 20

A The status and range of tribunals

B Composition of tribunals and procedure

8 European Union law 22

A What is the EU?

B How does the EU impact on Member States?

 

LEGAL PROFESSIONALS

9 Solicitors 24

A Legal practitioners

B Training

C A partner in a law fifi rm

10 Barristers 26

A Organisation

B Training and qualififi cations of practising barristers

11 Working lives 28

A A company commercial lawyer

B A legal secretary

12 Judges 30

A Judicial appointments in England and Wales

B The training of judges

C Civil courts: sentencing and court orders

13 A law fifi rm’s structure and practice 32

A A law fifi rm’s structure and practice

 

LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN PRACTICE

14 Client care procedures 34

A Explaining client care procedures

15 Money laundering procedures 36 

A Money laundering procedures

16 Client correspondence 38

A Client correspondence

B Standard phrases for starting and ending letters and emails

17 Explanations and clarififi cation 40

 

A Explaining a procedure

B Approximating and comparing

C Rephrasing and clarifying

18 Legalese 42

A Legal language

B Latin terms

C Older words and modern equivalents

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