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unusual facts about Legal English


Mahjong school

After World War II the government has required such venues to obtain Mahjong/Tin Kau Licences with the constraint that such businesses must be known, in Legal English, as Mahjong Schools - a white lie to get around the ban on privately run gambling businesses.



see also

International Legal English Certificate

ILEC has been accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the statutory regulatory authority for external qualifications in England, and its counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland at Level 1 and Level 2 in the National Qualifications Framework, under the title ‘Cambridge ESOL Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Legal English)’ and ‘Cambridge ESOL Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Legal English)’.