The use of SHALL and DO stressing the fact that the action must be

performed. Note that sometimes SHALL is the translation of a

present tense in the TL, sometimes a future tense and in other cases a
periphrastic verb such as “se ha de…” or other expressions indicating
obligation. This is due to the fact that in English the use of SHALL in
contracts or other legal texts refers to an action that must be
performed rather than the mere expression of a future tense.
Likewise, the use of DO in positive sentences differs from its
emphatic use in standard English since it expresses obligation.

Supuesto – resolution, assumption, case, supposition,

Supuesto de hecho – assumption of fact

Invocar un articulo – invoke

Acudir a un articulo – refer to/ invoke

Precepto – injunction, provision

Via legal de reproche – legal means of tackling…

El caso de autos – the present case

El/La demandante/ actor/a – plaintiff

Apelante – Appealing party/ appellant

Demandado/a – Defendant

Demanda – lawsuit/ claim

Jurisprudencia – jurisprudence

Ley de Competencia Desleal – Law of Unfair Competition

La parte – the party

Justificar – give legal grounds? Justify

Instancia – case

Resolucion – judgement, decisión

Motivos – grounds (for appeal), (motives)

Temerario – can be bad faith

Recurso de casacion – appeal (to the court?)

Autos de juicio ordinario (seguidos ante)… – Ordinary proceedings (heard by)

Procurador – no exact translation, translated on proz as court representative/ court agent.

La sentencia dictada en grado de apelacion – the judgement under appeal.

Interponer demanda de juicio ordinario – to bring an ordinary lawsuit

Alegar los hechos y fundamentos de derecho que estimo procedentes – to state the facts and legal
grounds that he/she deemed relevant.

[pagar la suma…] ascendente a [14.000€] – that amounts to/ amounting to…

De acuerdo con/ en conformidad con etc – in accordance with

Doctrina – doctrine

Probar pruebas – examine evidence

Legitimacion – legal standing

Litigio – lawsuit, litigation, (court)case

Extremos – facts, circumstances, grounds (eg tales extremos resultan de).

Contrato de franquicia – franchise agreement

La suscripcion de un contrato -signing of/ entering into

Litigantes – litigants

Amén de – in addition to

Clausula de submission jurisdiccional – Jurisdiction/ forum clause

(http://www.contractology.com/jurisdiction-clause.html )

Actividad (in relation to business) – can just be business

Damages are generated or caused.

Autos del proceso – records of proceedings (check)

Interrogatorio de parte – questioning/ examination (doesn’t seem to be specifically cross-

examination).

Acto de juicio – Trial

La resolucion del contrato – the termination of the agreement/ contract.

Se constata a traves de – is substantiated by…

Obrante (en el expediente/ folio…) – appearing in…

Expediente – (case) file

Elementos probatorios – items of evidence

Deposicion testifical – (witness) deposition: oral statement made before trial.

Prueba testifical – witness evidence

Declaracion testifical – witness statement

Constar – be a fact, evidence. ‘los hechos que consten en un informe…’ ~ the facts which may be
evidenced as such in a report?
Criterios jurisprudenciales – Jurisprudential criteria

ROJ = Repertorio Oficial de Jurisprudencia = Official Case Repertory, number at the beginning of
rulings numbers. Leave as is and poss add note.

ECLI = Identificador Europeo de Jurisprudencia = European Case Law Identifier.

Magistrate/ justice of the peace is a judge with fewer powers in UK, lay person, no legal quals.

Actuaciones – proceedings (seems like not record of proceedings, still not completely sure).

Demandado/a reconviniente – Defendant-counterclaimant, or just counterclaimant, depends if

need to make it clear.

Objeto de la franquicia – when talking about competition, the subject matter business of the
franchise.

La actividad objeto de franquicia – the franchise business

Se compromete – undertakes (not) to: in contracts when making promises.

Seguimiento (by detectives) – investigation

Sin perjuicio de – without detriment/ prejudice to

Ceder (derechos/ uso de…) – assign rights to …

En virtud de este contrato – pursuant to this agreement/ contract.

persona física – private individual

Poder Ejecutivo – Executive Branch

Poder Judicial – judiciary/ judicial system

Ordenamiento jurídico – Legislation

El poder legislativo – Legislature

Defensor del Pueblo – ombudsman

Congreso de Diputados – The Spanish Congress of Deputies

Aprobar (ley) – adopt

Dictar/ Promulgar (ley) – enact

[Miembros del publico que] perturban el orden en las tribunas etc.= breach of the peace in the
[gallery etc]

Los Vicepresidentes, por su orden, sustituirán… = in order of precedence

Sustituir a(l) (in court context) – deputize for

(Representante) nato – ex officio representative

Convocar (sesiones) – convene

(elecciones) - call
El Pleno del Senado – the Plenary Sitting (or Session) of the Senate

Comision del Senado – Committee of the Senate

La Mesa del Senado – the Bureau of the Senate

El Reglamento (in Senate context) – the Standing Orders

(Tomará las) providencias necesarias – will take the necessary steps

Ejecucion – in cases relating to debts, enforcement or execution. https://e-

justice.europa.eu/content_procedures_for_enforcing_a_judgment-52-pt-en.do?member=1