I write to thank you for the excellent training program/workshop you conducted for us a few weeks ago in Cairo on 'Contract Drafting'. I have now had an opportunity to review the evaluation forms in detail and they all confirm the very positive feedback we got verbally. The grading across the board was between '4' and '5', i.e. very good and excellent. Participants used words such as 'lively and well structured', ' very beneficial', and 'perfect refreshment on basic legal information'. We look forward to more programmes in Cairo.
- Dr Shalakany, Senior and Managing Partner Shalakany Law Office, Cairo

It’s with pleasure that I can recommend BLC to any interested party. I can confirm the session that BLC and Deloitte Baku ran together on legal writing for lawyers in the beginning of November 2012 was well delivered and we received great feedback from the students. Thank you and look forward to working together in the future.
- Nuran Kerimov, Partner, Tax & Legal Services, Deloitte & Touche LLC, Azerbaijan

I especially appreciate the information and advice you have provided during the seminar. I have gained valuable insight into the Anglo-Saxon legislation system over the seminar. I’m sure it will be very useful in relations with foreign companies. Also I’m very interested in the International Legal English certificate course and will be glad to participate.
- Botagoz Arystanbekova, Akbulak Club Resort LLP, Kazakhstan

Legal Vocabulary Test

This is a test intended to check your basic commercial legal knowledge and vocabulary as well as your grammar. It should take about 30 - 35 minutes to complete. There are 70 questions. All the questions are multiple choice questions – You have to select the one correct answer to each question and enter it into the space provided. Try to spend less than one minute on any answer.

At the end of the test your score will be immediately notified to you.

The test can be used to see if your English is strong enough for you to begin studying on one of our Legal English courses.  Because Legal English (Legalese) is different from ordinary English using words and phrases from Latin and old Norman -French , plus unusual grammatical constructions and vocabulary. We usually suggest that only participants scoring 60%, or above, on this test are ready to comfortably move on to one of the Legal English and practical law courses which we run.

We are always happy to discuss this however and if you have any questions about your score or your English language ability then please e mail us at info@british-legal-centre.com and we will respond within 24 hours to your enquiry.

Please enter your name and e-mail address in the boxes below to begin the test . Please complete all the questions in sequence.

Legal Vocabulary

QUESTIONS 1 - 10
 
There is a word or phrase missing from the following sentences. For each sentence,
choose the word which best fits into the space, A, B, C or D from the options
provided. Write the letter you choose in the space ( ) on the answer sheet.


1. The .................of a property is the person who rents it from the Landlord.

  1.  Occupier
  2.  Purchaser
  3.  Tenant
  4.  Party

2. I was protected ..................my creditors because of the Bankruptcy Judgement.

  1.  with
  2.  through
  3.  in
  4.  from

3. The written agreement to live in a house, but not to buy it, is called a .......................

  1.  Contract
  2.  Lease
  3.  Conveyance
  4.  Stay

4. I keep my money in a ........................... account at the bank which means I can have access to it whenever I want it.

  1.  Usual
  2.  Special
  3.  Deposit
  4.  Current

5.  A cheque is a type of ..................... instrument.

  1.  Negotiable
  2.  Legal
  3.  Payer
  4.  Tender

6. A document known as a .............................is usually used when you borrow money from a bank to buy a house.

  1.  Security
  2.  Proof
  3.  Mortgage
  4.  Loan

7.  An act which causes someone else to suffer some form of loss or harm is called a ...................

  1.  Tort
  2.  Damage
  3.  Hurt
  4.  Injury

8. ............................. is the word used to describe laws passed by a Country’s Parliament. 

  1.  Bills
  2.  Legistation
  3.  Schedules
  4.  By-Laws

9. A .......................is a person who starts a case against someone else in a civil court.

  1.  Sponsor
  2.  Customer
  3.  Client
  4.  Litigant

10. A Public Limited Company is one which can sell its ..................... to the public. 

  1.  Debentures
  2.  Credit
  3.  Loans
  4.  Shares

11. A ................... is the person who is charged with a crime in a court case.

  1.  Respondent
  2.  Bailiff
  3.  Defendant
  4.  Pleader
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