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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Legal Studies

Shall vs will in Legal English

When should we use shall or will?

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shall I / shall we? are used to ask about another person's wishes, to offer help or to suggest something. will The will future is used for future events that are not influenced by the speaker's plans and it's used when the speaker makes a sudden decision.

  • shall I / shall we?
  • are used to ask about another person's wishes, to offer help or to suggest something.
  • will The will future is used for future events that are not influenced by the speaker's plans and it's used when the speaker makes a sudden decision.
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shall I / shall we?

are used to ask about another person's wishes, to offer help or to suggest something.

will

The will future is used for future events that are not influenced by the speaker's plans and it's used when the speaker makes a sudden decision.

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Hi,

When should we use shall or will?

If you are asking specifically about the legal usage of these terms, you need to get an opinion from a qualified lawyer. Such terms often have very important legal nuances.



Clive
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Hi, how about writing a sentence that you are interested in and then we can explain the difference in such case.Emotion: wink
Lawyee
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Here is an answer from a lawyer.

Some lawyers like to use "shall" to express obligation and "shall not" to express a prohibition. The argument is that The buyer shall erect a fence within three months imposes an obligation while The buyer will erect a fence within three months is no more than a statement of something that is going to happen.

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