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Legal English /

by Haigh, Rupert.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012Edition: 3rd ed.Description: ix, 302 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415506694 (hbk); 0415506697 (hbk); 9780415694353 (pbk); 0415694353 (pbk); 9780203126776 (ebk); 0203126777 (ebk).Subject(s): Legal composition | Law -- Terminology | Law -- Language | English language -- Usage | English language -- Business English
Contents:
Grammar for legal writing -- Punctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards : dates, numbers, citations and headings -- Terminology and linguistic pecularities -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts : structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses : types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language and structure -- Correspondence and memoranda -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten-point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.
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Lee Yan Fong Library

Lee Yan Fong Library

Library Collection 		K94 H35 2012 (Browse shelf) Available 00016697
Total holds: 0

Previous ed.: 2009.

Includes index.

Grammar for legal writing -- Punctuation for legal writing -- Sentence structure -- Legal writing standards : dates, numbers, citations and headings -- Terminology and linguistic pecularities -- Elements of good style : clarity, consistency, effectiveness -- What to avoid -- British and American English -- Contracts : structure and interpretation -- Contract clauses : types and specimen clauses -- Drafting legal documents : language and structure -- Correspondence and memoranda -- Aspects of spoken English -- Meeting, greeting and getting down to business -- Interviewing and advising -- Dealing with difficult people : ten-point guide -- Court advocacy -- Negotiation -- Chairing a formal meeting -- Making a presentation -- Telephoning.

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