There was once a swimmer in Northumbria heard shouting: "I will drown and nobody shall save me!" The coroner's jury was divided at the inquest. The English jurors said that the man had plainly ...

Holland & Knight recently advised on the use of the word "shall" in legal documents. If the authors' arguments in the June 6, 2021, blog post, "Canceling the Word 'Shall' in Leases, Contracts and ...

In reviewing a recent agreement, I came across the following interpretive provision: The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” As someone who has ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When my father said “shall,” we all knew what he meant. When my teachers said “shall,” we all knew what they meant. And when the Lord said “shall” in the Ten ...

“Shall we begin?” sounds formal and old-fashioned to many ears today, while “Should we start?” feels natural and contemporary. Yet both expressions serve similar functions, highlighting one of English ...

The civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" is now in the public domain. The music publishers that copyrighted the song in the 1960s settled the lawsuit on Friday. In a few minutes, we'll meet one of ...

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