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Attorney

lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court

Barrister

a lawyer in the UK who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of law

Judge

a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions

Paralegal

a person who is trained to help a lawyer

Solicitor

a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law

expert witness

biegły świadek Somebody with specialist knowledge concerning the topic that he is to testify about

training contract

aplikacja

insolvency law – prawo zajmujące się niewypłacalnością

prawo upadłościowe – prawoe się niewypłacalności

chambers

kancelarie adwokackie

drafting documents

pisanie dokumentów

Attorney at law

Radca prawny

Notary, whose job consists of mixture of civil law solicitor and notary public duties;

Notariusz, którego praca polega na połączeniu obowiązków radcy prawnego i notariusza;

Bailiff

a public officer whose main function is to execute court's decisions concerning civil claims.

corporate lawer – radca prawny firmy

prawnik korporacyjny – radca prawny firmy

contract breach – naruszenie umowy

naruszenie umowy – naruszenie umowy

intellectual property – własność intelektualna

własność intelektualna – własność intelektualna

tenant and landlord – lokator/najemca/wynajmujący i właściciel/wynajmujący komuś mieszkanie

najemca i właściciel – lokator/najemca/wynajmujący i właściciel/wynajmujący komuś mieszkanie

legal advice – porada prawna

porada prawna – porada prawna

pleading – pismo procesowe

błagalne – pismo procesowe

right of audience – prawo głosu

prawo publiczności – prawo głosu

venom

The poisonous liquid that some snakes or spiders produce when they bite or sting you.

paternity suit

A court case that is intended to prove who a child's father is, often in order to claim financial support from him

ambulance chaser

(Informal & disapproving) a lawyer who tries to get work by persuading someone who has been in an accident to claim money from the person or company responsible for the accident

underhand

Secret and dishonest

compensation culture

A culture in which people are more than ready to go to court over even relatively small incidents in the hope of gaining compensation.

litigation

The process of mahking or defending a claim in court; spór sądowy

to litigate

procesować się

jargon

Words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for others to understand

misery

Great suffering of mind or body

CEO

The person with the highest rank in a business company (chief executive officer).

money

grabbing

loophole – An opportunity to legally avoid an unpleasant responsibility, usually because of a mistake in the way rules or laws have been written

Luka prawna – okazja do prawnego uniknięcia nieprzyjemnej odpowiedzialności, zwykle z powodu pomyłki w sposobie pisania zasad lub przepisów

solo practice

conducted by a sole practitioner

global firms

employing hundreds of attorneys all over the world

A small law firm

which typically engages from two

to ten lawyers, is sometimes known as a boutique firm, as it often specialises in a specific area of the law

do dziesięciu prawników, bywa nazywana kancelarią butikową, gdyż często specjalizuje się w określonej dziedzinie prawa

a boutique firm

firma butikowa

A mid

size law firm

a large law firm

is considered to be one employing 50 or more attorneys.

Public law

Prawo publiczne

Private law

Prywatne prawo

Family law

The branch of law relating to family matters and domestic relations. It deals with areas such as marriage and divorce, child custody, child/spousal abuse, adoption and alimony.

Comparative law

(US: corporate or corporations law). An area of law which concerns the creation and regulation of businesses organized as companies or corporations. It also deals with topics such as shareholders, directors and management, responsibilities and mergers.

Jurisprudence

The theory and philosophy of law; the consideration of themes such as natural law and theories of justice

Tort Law

Prawo deliktowe

Intellectual Property (IP) law

A branch of law which deals with issues such as copyright, patents, trademarks and the registration, ownership and protection of intangible but potentially lucrative ideas

Criminal law

Also known as penal law, this branch is distinguished from civil law. It relates to illegal acts committed against individuals and the state.

Comparative law

The study of the differences and similarities between different legal systems (i.e. the law systems of different countries

Criminal procedure and criminl evidence

prawo kryminalne i procedura

Labour law

The area of law relating to the employment of workers. It encompasses issues such as contracts, conditions of work, trade unions, discrimination, redundancy and wrongful dismissal. This branch is sometimes called industrial law

Law of contract

The branch of civil law that relates to legally binding agreements

Company law

prawo spółek

Constitutional law

The study of the foundational laws that determine a state’s constitution. This branch of law deals with the legal relationships between the various bodies of a government and also their relationship with the individual

Graduated

skończenie studiów

Degreee

stopień, dyplom ukończenia studiów

branch/areas/fields/bodies of the law

gałęzie prawa

legal practice – kancelaria prawnicza

praktyka prawnicza – kancelaria prawnicza

Liable

means legal responsibility

skyline

linia horyzontu

Compact

kompaktowy

skyscrapers

drapacz chmur

remote

daleki, odległy

deprived – pozbawiony, wyzuty

pozbawieni – bez zniek., wyzuty

residential

mieszkalny

sprawling

rozciągnięty