Courts to drop “arcane” words in Business and Property Courts reform
New measures will see “arcane” words such as “mercantile” and “chancery” dropped from the legal language and replaced by words more familiar to the public.
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New measures will see “arcane” words such as “mercantile” and “chancery” dropped from the legal language and replaced by words more familiar to the public.
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New measures will see “arcane” words such as “mercantile” and “chancery” dropped from the legal language and replaced by words more familiar to the public.
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss the link between the way you think about stress and the effect that stress has on you.
Ogier has 25 members of its Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey teams recognised in this year’s Citywealth Leaders List – the most lawyers of any offshore firm. The independently-verified list includes lawyers from the firm’s trust advisory group which combines cross-jurisdiction private client and trusts and dispute resolution teams, as well as other specialists in advice […]
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