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I am sure your mother always told you as a child to keep your hands clean. But did you know what that means in a legal sense? “Clean hands” are important in court proceedings (or, should we say any dispute where a remedy is sought “at equity.”) We are not talking of a requirement of personal hygiene but referring to an equitable principle (i.e. principle of justice) that when a claimant (or “plaintiff”) brings an action against another party (defendant), the claimant  cannot generally successfully seek an equitable remedy (e.g. an injunction) if the claimant has itself been unfair or unjust. In other words, the court will say that “you must come to court with clean hands.” So, get...

Contract Management and Boilerplate Clauses 17-18 April 2015 Hotel Victoria Nürnberg German Contracts in English 17-18 July 2015 Hotel Victoria Nürnberg Introduction to Common Law and Legal English 11-12 September 2015 Hotel Victoria Nürnberg Masterclass: Contract Law Update 2015 4-5 December 2015 Hotel Victoria Nürnberg REGISTRATION FORMS etc.: augustinbugg.com/en/we-do/seminars/ For further information on the above seminars and workshops please contact us by telephone +49 (0) 911 945 8867 or by email seminar@augustinbugg.com or see our homepage at augustinbugg.com/en/we-do/seminars/ for further details and seminar...

German-English, English-German Concise Legal Dictionary with overviews of the German, English and U.S. legal systems.    ...

   Frustrated, confused or just unsure about your contracts? Help is at hand! This is a  book for second-language speakers dealing with English-language contracts. If you need to work with contracts in English and want to be able to better understand, develop, draft, amend and work with such agreements, this is probably a book for you. It is a short and concise no-nonsense guide to the key points and is intended to give a quick overview of the subjects of both law and language.  The book is intended for lawyers, business people, contract managers, translators and anybody who is forced to confront Legal English in his/her day-to-day work. Subjects in the revised 2nd edition include: What exactly is a “contract”? Essential Elements Contract Formation Consideration Drafting and Interpretation Boilerplates Force Majeure Language Liability Penalties and Liquidated Damages Jurisdiction and Applicable Law Problems with Translations Warranties and Guarantees The book can be bought online at http://www.beck-shop.de/Bugg-Contracts-English/productview.aspx?product=10632636 Published in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and...