David Worsfold.
From April, many of the old Latin legal terms will make way for plain English. With everyone able to understand how the law works, will we see an increase in claims?
Now we really know the Lord Chancellor is serious about reforming ourlegal system. With just three months notice, he is sweeping away
generations of legal jargon - one of the most impenetrable barriers to the
common man understanding how the law works.
The proposals published by the Lord Chancellor at the end of January will
see all the old Latin terminology and strangely named maxims replaced by
genuine plain English. Even common terms will disappear - writ and
plaintiff will be known as claim
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