Here are some more latin terms that i've come across this year along with basic definitions. Use them if you want to! Who knows, it might make the difference between a 1st and a 2.1..

1. Simplicter - means 'simply'. i.e “But, again, delegation simpliciter is certainly neither “high” nor crime nor constitutional magnitude misdemeanour.”

2. Prima Facie - means 'at first sight; before closer inspection'. i.e prima facie he is guilty of manslaughter

I thought I would revisit this as I am writing an essay and even in my third year I don't understand some of the legal terminology! See how many you recognise (who knows, you may even use them!):

1. Inter Alia - this translates as 'amongst other things'. Quite useful. Some trivia: Durham has its own law journal which is called Inter Alia.

2. A priori - means 'accordingly'. E.g there were once ten eggs in a basket. Now there are only eight. A priori two eggs have vanished.

I went to a talk recently about the Greek problem. All facts are courtesy of Max Ziff of the Houlihan Lokey international investment bank:

He described a modern day hydra of corruption, denial, croneyism, wastefulness and nepotism. Take a look at the numbers from Greece.

321: People claiming a pension over 100 years of age (who have died)
30: Number of Civil Servants 'looking after' a single lake in Greece (the lake dried up years ago)
15%: of the population are civil servants
30 million euros: the amount in the bank account of one doctor who did not declare tax