"Rather than representing a pastiche of unconnected contributions, the diversity of perspectives included in the volume, the richness of combined expertise of the contributing authors, and the varied range of methods and theoretical frameworks applied add up to a coherent whole of complementary, multidisciplinary perspectives." --
The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law "This cohesive and accessible volume provides a useful lens for exploring legal-lay communication and would be of interest not only to readers with a specialist interest in its central theme, but also to anyone investigating communication beyond disciplinary boundaries." --
Applied Linguistics "It is not an easy book to review because brief references to the individual chapters fail to capture the rich and meticulous analysis undertaken by the contributors." --
Linguistic Anthropology "The importance of this collection, both theoretical and practical, cannot be overstated... this collection reflects a growing interest and need to engage in interdisciplinary research in law; it is a good example of how linguists' and sociolinguists' micro-analysis of how language functions in legal contexts can reveal how law works, or does not work, at the macro level. In other words, answers to legal problems can be located in non-legal (lay) fields, in the interaction of legal and lay disciplines, or shall we say no legal problem is ever purely legal..." --
Discourse Studies "Written by a group of eminent international scholars, this work should rightly be seen as a significant contribution to a growing literature in Legal English discourse." --
Discourse Studies