lawyers that I've not come across before (but am not surprised about): 'Stella contribution' which should, of course, be 'stellar contribution' (see, for example, Lambert v Lambert).All of this reminds me of my favourite typing error from my own experience. Years ago I had a young secretary working for me who obviously had not come across the term 'allocatur', and chose to replace it with 'alligator'. Quite what she thought I wanted with an alligator was never revealed...
Excellent.Liked the 'alligator' one.
ReplyDelete"Murder trial" for "mode of trial" or bizarrely "bottle of vodka" for "bundle of documents" - god knows what she was thinking of - actually that got her the sack as the boss thought she had a drink problem.
ReplyDeleteThen of course the classic: "Your statement is full of heresy" for "hearsay". Heresy wasn't a burning issue in that case!
I have come across "the diseased" when describing the physical state of the victim rather than the deceased.
ReplyDeletePaul: Love the "bottle of vodka" one - certainly preferable to a bundle of documents!
ReplyDeleteJohn: Perhaps the disease caused the victim to become deceased?
The best ones I've come across were 'Keeper of the Cygnet' and a report about an alcoholic with an abnormal 'lover' function.
ReplyDeleteOnce when I was in a rush I propositioned a lawyer with "I'll massage you later"
:-) Now why haven't I been propositioned like that?
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