RESOURCES IN ENGLISH

PAPER RESOURCES

• Textbooks on the main legal topics •

An Introduction to comparative law, Konrad Zweigert, Hein Kötz, Oxford University Press, 1998
Business law, Stephen Judge, Palgrave McMillan, 2010
Cases and Materials in Company Law, L. Sealy, S. Worthington, Oxford University Press, 2011
Civil Procedure, J. Glannon, Aspen Publishers, 2009
Company Law, Lowry/Dignam, Oxford University Press, 2008
Contract Law, E. Mckendrick, Palgrave McMillan, 2011
Contract Law, H. Beale, Hart Publishing, 2011
Cross-cultural Traps in Legal Translation, in Intercultural Aspects of Specialized Communication, Candlin, Gotti, Bern. Peter Lang, 2004
English for Contract and Company Law, Chartrand, Millar, Wiltshire, Ed. Thomson, London, 2008
English Legal System, Ed. Sweet and Maxwell, 2010
Statutes on company law, Blackstone’s, Oxford University Press, 2006
The EC regulation on insolvency proceedings: a commentary and annotated guide, G. Moss, I. Fletcher, S. Isaacs, Oxford University Press, 2009

• Legal translation and legal linguistics textbooks •

Bilingual and Multilingual Legal Dictionaries in the European Union: An Updated Bibliography, Maastrict University, Maastrict, 2011
Comparative Legal Linguistics, Mattila H. E., Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2006
English as a Legal Language, Rossini C., Brill Publisher, 1998
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations, Journal of International Law and Politics, New York University School of Law, 2006
Language to Language. A practical and theoretical guide for Italian/English translators, Taylor, Cambridge University Press, 1998
Language and the Law, Maley Y., Longman, New York, 1994
Legal English, Maria Gigliola di Renzo Villata, Cedam, 2007
Legal English, Giuliana Garzone, Rita Salvi, Egea, 2007
Legal English, McKay H., Pearson Education Ltd, 2005
Legal English, Haigh R., Cavendish Publishing Ltd, London, 2004
Legal Language, Tiersma P. M., The University of Chicago Press, 1998
Legal Translation in Context, Professional issues and prospects, Albi, Ramos, Peter Lang, 2013
Legal Writing in Plain English: a Text with Exercises, Garner B., The University of Chicago Press, 2001
Legal Writing: Sense and Non-sense, Mellinkoff D., West, 1982
Lost in Translation: Effective Legal Writing for the International Legal Community, Fandl, Lexis Nexis, 2013
Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams, American Bar Association, 2013
Modern Legal Drafting, 2nd Ed., Celia C. Elwel, R. B., Cambridge University Press, 2006
New Approach to Legal Translation, Susan Šarčević, Kluwer Law International, 1997
Plain English for Lawyers, Wydick R., Carolina Academic Press, 2005
Plain English for lawyers, Asprey, Michele M., The Federation Press, Sydney, 2003
Practical Legal Writing for Legal Assistants, Celia C. Elwell, West Legal Studies, 1996
The Language of the Law, Mellinkoff D., Little, Brown and Co, Boston, 1963
Thinking Italian Translation, A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English, Routledge, 2000
Translating law, Deborah Cao, Clevedon, Multilingual Matters Ltd., 2007

RESOURCES IN ENGLISH

ONLINE RESOURCES

• Legal English monolingual glossaries and dictionaries •

GENERAL LAW
– Diritto penale.it
– Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law
– Legal glossary
– Encyclo.uk
– The free dictionary
– Law dictionary
– Nolo
– Lawyerintl.com
– Claims.uk (list of legal terminology sources)
– Glossary of UK parliamentary terms and definitions/
– Common law
– Oregon laws.org
– Michigan legislature
– Irish barrister.com
– Duhaime Legal Dictionary
– Law info
– 1893 Dictionary of American and English Jurisprudence
– Legal glossary
– The legal dictionary
– Wiktionary Glossary of legal terms
– Index to legal abbreviations
– US legal glossary
– Judicial dictionary

CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW
– Company formation resources
– UK business information
– Business dictionary.com
– Glossary of business terms
– Hostile takeovers
– Import, export, trade and shipping
– Dictionary of small businesses
– Business literacy glossary of terms
– Business terms used in compensation and benefits administration
– Business valuation terminology
– Glossary of import and export terms
– Mergers and acquisitions glossary
– Glossary of B2B acronyms and terms
– Business contracts legal terms
– Small business law
– Common procurement terms glossary

CRIMINAL LAW
– Criminal justice
– Criminology
– Crown prosecution service
– Court of Appeal criminal division glossary
– HM Courts and Tribunals Service glossary of legal terms
– Criminology glossary
– White collar crime
– Criminal justice glossary

FAMILY AND DIVORCE LAW
– Family law glossary
– Divorce law info.com
– Divorce source.com
– Divorce terminology
– Family rights glossary

ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND STOCK EXCHANGE
– Fdic.com
– Investopedia.com
– Glossary.reuters.com
– Economist.com
– Investorwords.com
– Barkley’s financial glossary
– Nasdaq glossary of stock market terms
– Database of economic terms and concepts
– Financial dictionary.org
– Trading glossary
– Money glossary
– The free dictionary.com
– Smart bond investing
– Payments and settlements systems glossary
– Central bank of Ireland
– Reserve bank of Australia
– Financial Times Lexicon
– Financial glossary for non-financial managers
– Canadian Financial Glossary
– Compensation terms
– Fraud
– Investment terms
– Mutual fund
– Payment, clearing and settlement system
– Loan
– Fixed income market
– Banking terms and abbreviations
– Glossary of trade terms
– Economic growth glossary
– Bond terms
– European Central Bank glossary
– Asset management terms
– glossary of financial and bankruptcy terms; Credit Limit Model terms
– Securities regulation terms
– Financial glossary
– Finance glossary
– Investment and finance explained
– Trading terms
– Private equity fund finance glossary
– List of glossaries and general information on financial crisis
– Individual financial planning glossary

INSURANCE
– CT.gov
– Marshik.com
– Insurance glossary
– Pdf guide to the insurance industry
– Mortgages, insurance and credit cards
– Insurance terms and definitions
– Glossary of insurance terms
– Bourginsurance.com
– Insurance glossary
– Rod insurance group.com

ACCOUNTING
– Accounting glossary
– Accounting and auditing terms and definitions
– Accounting glossary
– Accounting simplified

HUMAN RESOURCES
– Human resources documentation
– Definitions of HR terms

TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
– Trademark glossary
– Patent, copyright and trademark terms
– Technology and IP law glossary
– Patent terminology
– Patent Cooperation Treaty glossary and legal texts
– BBC.com.technology
– Intellectual property terms and abbreviations
– Intellectual property and commercial litigation law
– Intellectual capital
– Patent glossary of terms
– US patent and trademark office database
– Intellectual and industrial property portal
– Patent searching glossary
– Intellectual property glossary
– Glossary of patent terms
– Glossary of patent terms
– Intellectual property glossary
– Patent terminology
– Trademark terms
– Copyright content

IT
– Foldoc.org
– Cryer glossary
– Dictionary of algorithms and data structures
– Computer, IT and Internet-related terms and abbreviations
– IT glossary
– IT governance acronyms
– Internet governance glossary
REAL ESTATE
– Foreclosure glossary
– Tenancy law and housing policy research
– Commercial real estate terms
– Commercial real estate terms
– Real estate glossary
– Estate planning
– The Homebuyer’s vocabulary by the US department of housing
– Glossary for property appraisal and assessment
– Glossary for real estate appraisal terms

MORTGAGE
– Mortgage and home equity terms
– Mortgages, insurance and credit cards
– Commercial mortgage terminology
– Mortgage-backed securities glossary of terms
– Mortgage glossary

OTHER FIELDS
– E-commerce law
– Conveyancing glossary
– Euro-American model – administrative jurisdiction
– Antidumping terms
– Social security
– Glossary of franchise terms
– Logistics terms and abbreviations
– Diplomatic terms
– Election terms
– Industrial organisation economics & competition law
– Energy glossary
– Quality glossary
– Glossary of common procurement terms
– Fiscal terms and acronyms
– Third party logistics, supply chain and fulfillment operations
– Marketing glossary
– Definitions of concepts used by professional sales organizations
– Glossary of tax terms
– Glossary of personal injury law terms
– Electronic signatures in law
– Glossary of committee and meeting terms

• English monolingual dictionaries •

– Alpha dictionary (includes legal terms)
– The Black’s law dictionary online
– Cambridge Dictionary
– Merriam Webster dictionary
– One look
– Webster’s online dictionary
– Ask Oxford
– Dictionary
– The Free dictionary
– Your dictionary.com
– Wordreference.com
– All words.com
– Hyper dictionary
– Cambridge dictionary blog
– Acronym finder
– US Thesaurus
– Etymology dictionary

• Glossaries and plain English version of Latin terms •

– UK legal documents
– Plain English translation of Latin maxims
– Justice.gov.uk glossary of Latin terms
– Plain English guide
– Plain English – financial terms
– A plain English handbook: how to create clear SEC disclosure documents
– Federal plain language guidelines
– Legal drafting in English – the big picture on the small print
– The Adobe Legal Department Style Guide (a guide for clear legal writing and document creation)
– English Style Guide – a handbook for authors and translators in the European Commission
– Plain English Movement – history and bibliography

• National and international institutions •

– United Nations
– UK Parliament
– UK government information
– UK Law Commission
– Caselaw
– Comprehensive overview of Italian succession procedure
– British and Irish legal information
– The Crown Prosecution Service
– FAO
– High Commissioner for Human Rights
– Cornell University
– Pdf on how UK legislation is made
– UK legal system
– Worldwide governments
– International norms and standards
– English translation of worldwide constitutional documents
– World Legal Information Institute (1253 databases from 123 jurisdictions)
– WIPO (Search facility for national laws and treaties on Intellectual Property of WIPO, WTO and UN members)
– European Network of Registers of Wills Association
– UNIDROIT (International institute for the unification of private law)
– General information on contracts
– General information on workplace arbitration

• Law encyclopedias •

– Find Law
– Lect Law
– Nolo Legal Encyclopaedia (articles on everyday legal topics)

• Language corpora •

– British National Corpus
– UNIBO English Corpus

• Legal libraries •

– Lect Law
– Constitutions, treaties and declarations
– Electronic journal of comparative law
– Contract law database
– Company law library
– IALS – Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
– TRANSLEGAL (Legal English language tools, resources, courses, testing)

• General libraries •

– The British Library
– US Library of Congress

• Press •

– The world press
– The paper boy
– Law Journals
– Etalia

• Forms and templates •

– US judicial
– Agreements
– Free sample documents, forms and contracts
– Business contracts, lease and licensing agreements and other business forms
– Legal forms, contracts and letters
– Library of standard contracts, checklists and clauses
– Companies House forms