legalese

• Law for all?
  Posted on February 28, 2013 by Louise Restell
  Sometimes I think people forget what the law is for. There are lawyers, I am afraid to say, who think the law is there so they can make a living, a very good one in some cases. Government ministers seem to think it is either a drain on the public purse or a means through which liberal trouble makers can block or upset their policy initiatives. And some newspaper columnists seem to think it’s only for the educated.
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  Posted in: justice system, courts
  Tagged: Vicky Pryce, juries, courts, legalese, legal jargon, jurors, lawyers, judges
• Trust me, I’m a lawyer
  Posted on October 29, 2012 by Louise Restell
  ‘Trust’ and ‘lawyer’ are not words you would automatically put together, but the incomprehensibility of legal language may leave you no choice. Worryingly, while you would expect consumers to trust lawyers a lot less than they do nurses, doctors or teachers they also trust lawyers less than they used to.
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  Posted in: Consumer rights
  Tagged: legalese, legal jargon, legal complaints, consumers
• All I want for Christmas...
  Posted on December 21, 2011 by Louise Restell
  One of the great things about working for yourself from home is that you don’t have to buy presents for any colleagues. This more than offsets the downside of not having a Christmas party to go to. However, in the true spirit of Christmas, I thought I would selflessly hunt down some ideal gifts for lawyers. I am not entirely sure how I would feel if I were given any of these, but then I am not a lawyer. I hope my suggestions are helpful.
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  Posted in: Uncategorized
  Tagged: Christmas, gifts, lawyer, legalese, presents