Dr. James McCabe (‘Language and Culture Consultant’) sells business English to Germans – English for worldwide use, not specifically U.S. or British English.

He has a series in Wirtschaftswoche on correct English. You can see past topics.

bq. Business English ist nicht nur eine Sprache, sondern eine Kultur – mit Fallstricken. In der WirtschaftsWoche schreibt der in Oxford promovierte Anglist James McCabe jede Woche eine englischsprachige Kolumne. Jetzt gibt es die >>> besten McCabe-Kolumnen auf einer CD (Preis 12,30 Euro inklusive Versand. Enjoy!

Topics include:

False Friends
Feierabend machen!
Filthy Rich
Fine-tuning
Formats
Full Stop
Get a Life
Get Set
Golden Thread
Handy
Hick, not hop
How’s the Weather ?

Dr. James McCabe (‘Language and Culture Consultant’) sells business English to Germans – English for worldwide use, not specifically U.S. or British English.

He has a series in Wirtschaftswoche on correct English. You can see past topics.

bq. Business English ist nicht nur eine Sprache, sondern eine Kultur – mit Fallstricken. In der WirtschaftsWoche schreibt der in Oxford promovierte Anglist James McCabe jede Woche eine englischsprachige Kolumne. Jetzt gibt es die >>> besten McCabe-Kolumnen auf einer CD (Preis 12,30 Euro inklusive Versand. Enjoy!

Topics include:

False Friends
Feierabend machen!
Filthy Rich
Fine-tuning
Formats
Full Stop
Get a Life
Get Set
Golden Thread
Handy
Hick, not hop
How’s the Weather ?

You read it first in Transblawg, or maybe in the Seattle Times, now read it in Spiegel Online.

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British. Looks extremely useful. In this issue: “Searching Free Trade Mark Databases on the Web”
By Steve Van Dulken (UK but also EU)

and

“Taxation Law Resources Online – Tax Doesn’t Have to be Taxing”
By Jonathan Crowhurst (UK)

(Via Handakte WebLAWg).

Free Pint is

bq. …an online community of information searchers.
Members receive this free newsletter twice a
month: it is packed with tips on finding quality and
reliable business information on the Internet.
Joining is free at and
provides access to a substantial archive of articles,
reviews, jobs & events, with answers to research
questions and networking at the FreePint Bar.

British. Looks extremely useful. In this issue: “Searching Free Trade Mark Databases on the Web”
By Steve Van Dulken (UK but also EU)

and

“Taxation Law Resources Online – Tax Doesn’t Have to be Taxing”
By Jonathan Crowhurst (UK)

(Via Handakte WebLAWg).

The Times Online Style Guide has a section on the courts and lawyers that I remember using once with students. It’s not binding, of course, just a house style guide, and it relates only to Britain, but it’s interesting to look at.
It doesn’t know that the Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division is now called the Administrative Court when dealing with judicial review, but then it may not have been updated since 2000.

bq. Court of Appeal judges are Lords Justices of Appeal. Use Lord Justice Bean throughout, or out of court context, Sir John Bean. Note Lady Justice Butler-Sloss, although now she is President of the Family Division, she is styled Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss. Also Lord Justice Brooke (not Brook).

She did call herself Lord Justice for a while, but eventually she gave in to common sense. Continue reading →