Answer to quiz on Saturday 25th January 2014

The answer to yesterday's quiz is C) governing law.

Here is our definition from our book "Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Vocabulary Series":

Governing Law (noun): This is more informally known as the choice of law or applicable law. It is a very common issue in contract law. In legal English governing law means the country, state or jurisdiction where legal proceedings will be heard if the parties have a dispute. It is common for both parties to agree the governing law before executing a contract, however, it is also common for governing law to become a contentious matter if there is no clause in the contract or if the clause is not clear. Associated Words: Applicable Law (noun), Contentious (adjective), Contract Law (noun), Dispute (noun), Jurisdiction (noun), Matter (noun), Party (noun).

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Quiz: Saturday 25th January 2014

Happy Weekend to you All ! Quiz time:

What is the legal English term for the law that applies to a contract between two parties in the event of a dispute:

A) jurisdiction
B) ruling
C) law of the contract
D) governing law

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Quiz Time: Saturday 18th January 2014

Hello All ! Legal English quiz time !

What is the legal term that means predictable or expected to happen?   Here is a clue - it is used in contract and tort law:

i) Likely
ii) Foreseeable
iii) Obvious
iv) Beyond reasonable doubt

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Quiz Time

Hello !  This is our first blog ! :)  We are Legal English books and we are here to talk about legal English !  Ok, so here is a quiz question:

There are 3 words we can use in legal English to describe a law that has been passed by Parliament.

One begins with "A", one begins with "S" and one begins with "L"

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