英文法律文书简明教程 篇一
party a：party b：
contract no
date：
signed at：
witnesses that the party a for considerations hereinafter named, contracts and agrees with the party b that party a will, within_____ days, next following the date hereof, build and finish a libarary building for party b. （ the building hereinafter is referred to as the said building.） the said building is of the following dimensions, with reinforced concrete, brick, stones and other materials, as are described in plans and specifications gereto annexed.
in consideration of the foregoing, party b shall, for itself and its legal representatives, promise to pay party a the sum of one million rmb yuan in manner as follows, to wit：
rmb_____at the beginning of the said work.
rmb_____on _____/ _____/_____（ for example： 3/21/）
rmb_____ on_____/ _____/_____
rmb_____ on_____/ _____/_____
rmb_____ on_____/ _____/_____
and the remaining sum will be paid upon the completion of the work.
it is further agreed that in order to be entitled to the said payments （ the first one excepted, which is otherwise secured ）, party a or its legal representatives shall, according to the architect’’s appraisement, have expended, in labor and material, the value of the payments already received by party a, on the building, at the time of payment.
for failure to accomplish the faithful performance of the agreement aforesaid, the party so failing agrees to forfeit and pay to the other_____rmb yuan as fixed and settled damages, within one month form the time so failing.
in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written.
signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of
party a ： party b：
英文法律文书简明教程 篇二
一、缩写Abbreviations
规则1、
在正式写作中，应当避免使用缩写，除非有下述规则2、规则3和规则4的情形。
Informalwriting,oneshouldnotuseabbreviations,exceptasindicatedinrules2,3,and4below.
例如：
Incorrect:TheU.S.SupremeCourtheldthatthedefendant\’srightshadbeenviolated.
Correct:TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtheldthatthedefendant\’srightshadbeenviolated.
Incorrect:ProfessorJonasmentionedseveralcitiesthathavedomestic-partnershipordinances,e.g.,NewYorkandSanFrancisco.
Correct:ProfessorJonasmentionedseveralcitiesthathavedomestic-partnershipordinances,includingNewYorkandSanFrancisco.
Incorrect:TheCourtannounceditsdecisioninthecaseonOct.12,1994.
Correct:TheCourtannounceditsdecisioninthecaseonOctober12,1994.
规则2、
如果一个缩写的应用已经非常普遍，在一般用法中已经取代了全称，则可以使用缩写；但使用此缩写时不应该使用表示缩写的英文句号（.）。
Whenanabbreviationhasbecomesocommonthatithassupplantedthefullnameincommonusage,onemayusetheabbreviation;however,oneshoulddosowithouttheuseofperiods.
例如：
Incorrect:TheN.A.A.C.P.wasthesubjectofaprofileonC.B.S.lastweek.
Correct:TheNAACPwasthesubjectofaprofileonCBSlastweek.
（注：NAACPabbr.NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(美国)全国有色人种协进会，CBSabbr.（美国）哥伦比亚广播公司(ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem)）
However:ThedefendantinthecaseisR.J.ReynoldsIndustries,Inc.
请注意，在上面的例子中，字母R和J后面的句号（.）应当保留，因为这个缩写所代表的含义并非广为人知。一般来说，这样的缩写应当使用全称；但是在上面的例子中不能用全称，因为缩写R.J.是公司注册名称中使用的。
Noticethatintheprecedingexample,thepointsafter\"R\"and\"J\"shouldbeleftin,becausethemeaningoftheabbreviationisnotsufficientlywellknowntomostreaders.Ordinarily,onewouldreplacesuchanabbreviationwiththefullterms;however,onecannotdosointhiscasebecausethelegalcorporatenameinvolvedincludestheabbreviation.
规则3、
当使用legalcitation时，一定要按照Bluebook（见译注）的要求来缩写。但在行文中提及法院时，不应用缩写。
Whenwritinglegalcitations,alwaysusetheabbreviationsrequiredbytheBluebook.However,whenreferringtoacourtintext,donotabbreviate.Forexample:
例如：
Incorrect:TheIll.SupremeCourtrequiredthereturnofthechildtohisbirthmother.Smithsonv.Bettaglia,59Illinois2d73,180NortheastReporter2d754(1994).
Correct:TheIllinoisSupremeCourtrequiredthereturnofthechildtohisbirthmother.Smithsonv.Bettaglia,59Ill.2d73,180N.E.2d754(1994).
规则4、
当行文中涉及的公司在其注册名称中含有一个或多个缩写时，如R.J.ReynoldsIndustries,Inc.，应当保留缩写；不要把缩写所代表的全称全部拼出，除非公司的注册名称中已经全部拼出，如EonShippingCompany。这条规则适用于所有的公司名称中，包括Co.，Corp.，Inc.和Ltd.。
Whenreferringtoacorporateentitythathasoneormoreabbreviationsaspartofitslegalname,suchasR.J.ReynoldsIndustries,Inc.,leavetheabbreviationsinthename.Donotspellouttheabbreviationunlessthecorporationitselfspellsitout,whichsomedo(forexample,EonShippingCompany).Thisruleappliestoallofthevariousformsofcorporatedesignations,includingCo.,Corp.,Inc.,andLtd.
例如：
Incorrect:McDermottInternational,Incorporated
Correct:McDermottInternational,Inc.
二、缩略符
当一个学生向教授提交书面作业或向律师事务所提交书面资料时，没有什么比错误的使用或不使用缩略符造成的负面印象更严重了。因此，掌握这些简单，却常常容易混淆的规则非常重要。
在四种情形下使用或不使用缩略符容易引起混淆，分别是（1）复数词（2）单数所有格（3）复数所有格和（4）it\’s和its的缩写形式（Contractions，seecrossreferencehereunder）与所有格。是否使用所有格，要先问问自己是否涉及领有关系。如果是领有关系，名词或带词就要采取所有格。
规则1、Plainpluralwordsdonotrequiretheuseofanapostrophe.Forexample:
Incorrect:Thelawyer\’scouldgenerallybefoundafterhoursattheHanoverStreetBarandGrill.(Theapostrophehereincorrectlyindicatesasingularpossessive.)
Incorrect:Thelawyers\’couldgenerallybefoundafterhoursattheHanoverStreetBarandGrill.(Theapostrophehereincorrectlyindicatesapluralpossessive.)
Correct:ThelawyerscouldgenerallybefoundafterhoursattheHanoverStreetBarandGrill.(Thelackofanapostropheherecorrectlyindicatesaplural,nonpossessiveterm.)
规则2、Insingularpossessiveterms,placetheapostrophebeforethe\"s.\"Thiswillindicateownershipbyonepersonorthing.Forexample:
Incorrect:OurschoolscollectionincludedanoriginalsetofBlackstone\’sCommentaries.
Incorrect:Ourschools\’collectionincludedanoriginalsetofBlackstone\’sCommentaries.
英文法律文书简明教程 篇三
寄售协议
_________公司，注册地在中国上海_________（以下称寄售人），与_________公司，注册地在_________（以下称代售人），按下列条款签订本协议：
1.寄售人将不断地把_________（货物）运交给代售人代售。货物价格为市场CIF市价，约隔90天运交一次。
2.代售人在征得寄售人对价格、条款等到同意之后，必须尽力以最好价格出售寄售商品。
3.开始阶段，每次船运货物的价格不得超过_________美元，代售人未偿付的货款不能超过_________美元。
4.寄售人对赊销造成的坏账不负任何责任，代售人在任何时候均负有支付寄售人货款的义务。
5.代售人将接受寄售人开立的以代售人为付款人的90天远期汇票，年利_________％。
6.代售人以签字信托收据从寄售人银行换取包括提单在内的装运单据。
7.寄售人负担货物售出之前的保险费和仓储费。
8.寄售人必须遵守_________政府的规章。
9.本协议英文正本两份，双方各持一份。
双方确认上述内容，并于_________年_________月_________日签字立约，以资证明。
寄售人（签字）：_______ 代售人（签字）：_______
_________年____月____日 _________年____月____日
附件：
CONSIGE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into between _________ Co. （hereinafter referred to as the Consignor）， having its registered office at _________， Shanghai， China and _________ CO. （hereinafter referred to as the Consignee）， having its registered office at_________， on the following terms and conditions：
1.The Consignor shall from time to time ship _________ （commodity） to the consignee on Consignment basis at the prevailing international market prices on CIF terms. The interval between each shipment shall be approximately ninety days.
2.The Consignee must try to sell the consignments at the best possible prices after obtaining the approval of the Consignor as to price， terms， etc.
3.Each shipment by ship at the initial stage will not exceed U.S.D._________ and the outstanding liabilities on theConsignee shall be in the vicinity of not more than U.S.D. _________ only.
4.The Consignor shall at no time be responsible for any bad debts arising out of credit sales to any _________ buyers. Making payments to the Consignor shall at all times be the sole responsibility of the Consignee.
5.The Consignee shall accept the Bills of Exchange drawn by the Consignor on him at 90 dayssight with interest payable at _________ ％ per annum.
6.The Consignee shall collect the shipping documents including B/L from the Consignors bank against Trust Receipt duly signed by the Consignee.
7.The Consignor shall absorb insurance premium and warehousing charges up to the date of delivery to customers.
8.The consignor shall observe the regulations of the government of _________.
9.This Agreement is written in English， in two originals； each Party retains one copy.
As a token of acceptance， both parties have set their respective hands on this _________ day of _________ ，_________ with understanding and knowledge of the contents stated hereinabove.
The Consignor（signature）：_____ The Consignee（signature）：_____
Date：___________________________ Date：___________________________