Via Simons Blawg
and in jurtext.de (3rd June), netbib and delta-c.
On 20 May 2003, the presiding judge of a court in Hagen had the defence counsel put into prison for contempt of court. Ill summarize the story here, as it is told in a report by the North-Rhine-Westphalia association of criminal defense lawyers. Continue reading
Via Simons Blawg
and in jurtext.de (3rd June), netbib and delta-c.
On 20 May 2003, the presiding judge of a court in Hagen had the defence counsel put into prison for contempt of court. Ill summarize the story here, as it is told in a report by the North-Rhine-Westphalia association of criminal defense lawyers. Continue reading
Does anyone else get stuck on German court costs terms? Nearly half my time struggling with a court record (Protokoll) was taken up trying to find out what was meant by überschießender Vergleichswert. Context:
bq. Der Streitwert wird festgesetzt wie folgt:
– elterliche Sorge XXX EUR
– überschießender Vergleichswert XXX EUR
It doesn’t matter much to my client, who just needs evidence of the custody situation, but I did want to find out what it was before I did the translation. Continue reading
Does anyone else get stuck on German court costs terms? Nearly half my time struggling with a court record (Protokoll) was taken up trying to find out what was meant by überschießender Vergleichswert. Context:
Der Streitwert wird festgesetzt wie folgt:
– elterliche Sorge XXX EUR
– überschießender Vergleichswert XXX EUR
It doesn’t matter much to my client, who just needs evidence of the custody situation, but I did want to find out what it was before I did the translation. Continue reading
Via Dishings, a ‘blog for TV business and legal affairs’: a report in the Times on a case where a High Court judge had to interpret the expressions ‘shizzle my nizzle’ and ‘mish mish man’. Continue reading
Via Dishings, a ‘blog for TV business and legal affairs’: a report in the Times on a case where a High Court judge had to interpret the expressions ‘shizzle my nizzle’ and ‘mish mish man’. Continue reading