Reading Legal Notices
Objectives
- Identify key information in a notice
- Understand formal vocabulary
- Summarise a notice for a client
Explanation
Legal notices are formal and dense. Find four elements: who sends it, what it requires, the deadline and the consequence. Common words: 'hereby' (by this document), 'notwithstanding' (despite), 'pursuant to' (according to), 'failing which' (if not).
hereby
By means of this document.
“You are hereby notified.”
pursuant to
In accordance with.
“Pursuant to Clause 9, the lease ends.”
failing which
If this does not happen.
“Pay within 10 days, failing which we will sue.”
notice
A formal communication of information or warning.
“The tenant received a notice.”
overdue
Not paid or done by the required time.
“Your rent is overdue.”
Flashcards
Match terms and definitions
hereby
pursuant to
failing which
notice
overdue
Complete the sentences
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