Could there be any revolution in the conservatism of the legal language?
There has been a minor revolution recently in England and Wales, instituted by Lord Justice Woolf, in that lawyers are no longer allowed to use Latin words in court (unless they have become part of the English language as commonly spoken). I don’t think that anyone would welcome a revolution in legal terminology, as we have got used to the technical meaning of words and expressions and any attempt to change them would lead to trouble not merely within the British Isles but in communicating with lawyers abroad, who still use such expressions. While revolution is not, therefore, on the agenda, we might expect a slow evolution.
