Legal English Lesson 5

The process of making or defending a claim in court is called ...

• Mediation

• Litigation

• Escalation

• Frustration

... provides the reader with a general idea about the purpose of the contract, the parties involved, and why they are signing it.

• A signature section

• A boilerplate clause

• A recital

• A schedule

A list of the documents that will be incorporated into the contract and are a substantial part of it are called ...

• Schedules

• Timetables

• Appendices

• Representations and warranties

A section giving extra information at the end of a contract, an addition to the main body of the Contract is ...

• Warranties

• Schedules

• Boilerplate clauses

• Appendices

... are assertions or assurances given by the parties to the agreement.

• Boilerplate clauses

• Representations and warranties

• Appendices

• Signatures

... is an event that must occur before the parties are obligated to perform. For example, an insurance contract may require the insurer to pay to rebuild the customer's home if it is destroyed by fire during the policy period.

• Schedule

• Appendix

• Boilerplate clause

• Conditions precedent

... are sometimes referred to as the “miscellaneous” clauses. Such term refers to the relatively standardised clauses in contracts, which are often agreed with little or no negotiation and found towards the end of an agreement.

• Boilerplate clauses

• Exclusion clauses

• Exception clauses

• Agreements

... is a person or company that is in a position of trust, especially when it involves controlling money or property belonging to others

• Reciever

• Beneficiary

• Fiduciary

• Addressee