LE2 litigation and arbitration
litigation and arbitration
litigation and arbitration
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allegation
a statement accusing sb of sth wrong, but without giving proof
eine Unterstellung, Vorwurf, Behauptung
alternative dispute resolution
any of several methods used to settle a dispute without going to a court of law
alternativ Streitbeilegungsverfahren
arbitral tribunal
a specialist court outside the judicial system which is used in arbitration
das Schiedsgericht
arbitrate
to stettle a dispute between parties using arbitration instead of going to court
schiedsrichterlich entscheiden, als Schiedsrichter fungieren
arbitration
a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) where a neutral third party agreed on by both sides decides the case
Schiedsgerichtsverfahren
arbitrator / arbiter
the neutral decision-maker in arbitration
Schlichter, der Schiedsrichter
attorney
a lawyer esp. one who represent people in court
der Rechtsanwalt
barrister
(UK) a lawyer who represent people in court
der Rechtsanwalt
civil case / civil action
a non-criminal lawsuit involving the rights and duties of private persons or companies
der Zivilprozess, Zivilklage
counsel
a lawyer or group of lawyers who represent people in court
der Rechtsbeistand
court passes an order
1. a place where a trial is held
2. the people (judge, hury) who decide whether sb id guilty or not
das Gericht, die Kammer gibt einen Befehl an, Aufforderung
defamation
the act of damaging sb's reputation by saying or writing bad or untrue things about them
die Verleumdung, Beleidigung
discovery phase
the periode of time before a trial when both parties to a lawsuit are compelled to disclose relevant documents in their possession
Ermittlungsphase
dispute
a serious argument or disargreement between two parties
Streit, Konflikt
dispute resolution
the settling of a disagreement
Streitschlichtung
enforce order
to make people obey a rule, a law or a court order
durchsetzten, geltend machen
enforcement stage
the process of making sure people obey a rule, a law or a court order
die Durchführung, Durchsetzung
frivolous litigation
the practice of starting lawsuit that have little to no chance of being won because they do not legal merit
leichtfertiger Rechtsstreit, lächerlicher Prozess
government agency
an administrative unit of government
die Regierungsstelle, Behörde
hearing
a meeting of a court of law or a special committee to find out the facts about a case
die Anhörung, Vernehmung
impartial referee
(the arbitrators, arbiters or arbitral tribunal)
a neutral third party who is asked to settle a dispute
unparteiischer Schiedsrichter
incur
to acquire, to run up (costs, losses, debts)
übernehmen, auf sich nehmen (Kosten)
international arbitration
a method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships without having to use the respective legal systems
lawsuit
a case that a person or organisation brings to a court of law
Klage
litigate
to bring a claim or dispute to a court of law
prozessieren
litigation
the act of bringing a claim or dispute to a court of law
der Rechtsstreit, der Prozess
mediate
to help the parties to a dispute to find a solution
schlichten, vermitteln
mediation
the role of the third party is to facilitate negotiation an agreement between the disputing parties
a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) where a neutral third party helps the disputing parties to find a solution
die Schlichtung, Vermittlung, die Mediation
negotiate
to discuss sth in order to reach an agreement or compromise
etwas mit jemandem verhandeln
negotiation
a formal discussion of terms and conditions to reach an agreement
Die Verhandlung
order
an instruction given by an authoised person or body
Befehl, Auftrag
pre-trial work
the preparatory work carried out by the parties lawyers before the case is tried in court
die Vorarbeit, Aktenstudium
proceedings
the formal process of dealing with a lawsuit or a dispute
Verfahren, Prozess
resolve a dispute / settle a dispute
to find an acceptable solution to a disagreement
einen Streit schlichten, Streit lösen
settlement
an official agreement that ends a dispute between two parties
die Einigung
solicitor
(UK) a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
der Advokat, der beratende Anwalt
trial
a criminal or civil court case heard and decided by a judge (often together with a jury)
die Gerichtsverhandlung
court delivers its judgment
Das Gericht teilt das Urteil mit
pre-trial stages
Vorphase
litigation includes all stages before, during and after a trial
