Patentes Biotecnológicas – Alimentos Transgénicos // Biotechnology Patents – Genetically Modified Food
Los transgénicos son alimentos modificados mediante ingeniería genética [genetically modified food]. El objetivo es obtener alimentos con unas características mejoradas. El primer alimento transgénico se comercializó en 1994, en EE.UU, se trataba del tomate “Flavr...
LEGAL ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY IN CONTEXT – ARTICLE 76 E) OF LAW 50/1980 ON LEGAL DEFENSE INSURANCE CONTRACTS HAS BEEN DECLARED NULL AND VOID BY THE SPANISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
The purpose of this post is to review legal English terminology in context by discussing a current legal topic: Article 76 e) of law 50/1980 on legal defense insurance contracts (“Ley sobre el contrato de seguro de defensa jurídica”) has been declared null and void as...
“GOOGLE / TO GOOGLE”
No doubt, the use of English has spread among other factors, due to its efficiency, for instance, you can take a noun and start using it as a verb. This is what I call the “flexibility” of the English language, it makes it more efficient and colorful. One example:...
LEGAL ENGLISH IN CONTEXT – BARCELONA COMMERCIAL COURT´S IP PROTOCOL
The purpose of this post is to discuss a current legal topic while introducing/reviewing legal terminology. Today we will deal with an issue related to Intellectual Property (or IP) (Propiedad intelectual e industrial). The Barcelona Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo...
Legal English Terminology
Unauthorized practice of law, lawyer / attorney / JD / Esq. In an international legal environment it is of paramount importance to determine who our interlocutor is, we cannot afford to assume that we are dealing with a licensed attorney. It is an issue which should...
¿Que nos ofrece el examen TOLES?
Hasta ahora el “ILEC” era el examen para conseguir un certificado de inglés jurídico más demandado, pero ahora que ha dejado de ser una posibilidad, cabe preguntarnos, ¿qué nos ofrece el “TOLES” (Test of Legal English Skills)? La organización TOLES...
Cursos intensivos inglés jurídicoLegal English intensive courses
We offer different types of legal English intensive courses in summer: 1.- Cambridge ILEC (International Legal English Certificate): If you are planning to study law, if you are a law student or if you are a practicing attorney, you will greatly benefit from the ILEC,...
Ingles jurídico en Madrid: sources of contract law in the US
Sources of Contract Law: Common Law – namely, judicial decisions that have been handed down over the last century by courts faced with similar situations. The findings of the courts in the past helps to determine the outcome of later disputes. It does not mean that...
Inglés jurídico en Madrid: «best efforts» and «reasonable efforts» clauses. The concepts behind the terms
One of my students asked me recently if in US law "best efforts" and "reasonable efforts" have equivalent meaning when inserted in a contract clause. This is an unsettled area which deserves careful consideration. Contrary to our common sense, which dictates that best...
