Feb 2, 2019 08:08
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German term

Schlüssigkeit

German to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Example:

Rechtsstreit:

"Auch mit seinem jüngsten Schriftsatz scheitert der Kläger daran, die Schlüssigkeit seiner Klage darzulegen."

I found several translations including, "merits", "coherence" and "conclusiveness". Which is please the appropriate translation here?

Thank you in advance.

Discussion

Björn Vrooman Feb 2, 2019:
PS Even better, from the BGH:
"Die Beklagten beantragten dort durch einen ortsansässigen Rechtsanwalt die Abweisung der Klage wegen fehlender Schlüssigkeit (failure to state a claim), fehlender internationaler Zuständigkeit (lack of personal jurisdiction) und unangemessenen Gerichtsstandes (forum non conveniens)."
https://online.ruw.de/suche/riw/Zustaendigkeit-bei-Rechts-au...
Björn Vrooman Feb 2, 2019:
Here's almost the exact(!) same paragraph in English (US):
"Failure to State a Claim for Which Relief Can be Granted
If the plaintiff fails to provide sufficient facts to, if taken on face value as being true, indicate that the defendant violated a law, or caused harm or loss due to negligence, he has failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted. In other words, if the complaint does not clearly say what the defendant did wrong, the court cannot grant any form of relief, and so the case does not need to be heard."
https://legaldictionary.net/motion-to-dismiss/

Cf https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/failure_to_state_a_claim

In the UK, that's 1.4 (3):
"...those which contain a coherent set of facts but those facts, even if true, do not disclose any legally recognisable claim against the defendant."
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rule...

Cf
"Rule 3.4 enables the court to strike out the whole or part of a statement of case which discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending a claim..:"
http://wbus.westlaw.co.uk/parts/3pd.shtml

Coherent isn't the same and logical is equally wrong, IMO.

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Björn Vrooman Feb 2, 2019:
@Sadia There is an entire Wiki article on this:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlüssigkeit

Please read it. One important part:
"Im Prozessrecht bezeichnet die Schlüssigkeit die Geeignetheit eines Parteivortrages, die von der Partei begehrte Rechtsfolge zu tragen. Vortrag im Prozess ist schlüssig, wenn die von der Partei behaupteten Tatsachen – als wahr unterstellt – den Tatbestand einer Norm ausfüllen, die eine der vortragenden Partei günstige Rechtsfolge anordnet.

Die Schlüssigkeit ist ein wichtiger Begriff in der juristischen Methodik und insbesondere im Zivilprozess und dort relationstechnisch elementar. Die Prüfung der Begründetheit einer Klage beginnt mit der Prüfung der Schlüssigkeit des Kläger-Vorbringens („Klägerstation“). Ist eine Klage nicht schlüssig, erübrigen sich alle weiteren Erörterungen zum Beklagtenvortrag, Beweise dürfen nicht erhoben werden. Die unschlüssige Klage weist der Richter – nach einem Hinweis, um der vortragenden Partei Gelegenheit zu geben, ihr Vorbringen nachzubessern – ab."

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Proposed translations

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conclusiveness

I would assume that the law suit, since it is not at its first 'Schriftsatz' is already beyond being incoherent. I would therefore opt for 'conclusiveness'.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : "Merits" and "logic" are fine too.
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agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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consistent/lucid complaint

...fails to formulate a consistent/lucid complaint
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logic

Other defects in the facts and logic of the complaint
http://www.catb.org/~esr/hackerlore/sco-vs-ibm.html#id307244

Indeed, the Supreme Court has not followed the logic of the Complaint in the least, as a set of key cases demonstrates
https://verdict.justia.com/2012/05/31/notre-dame-sues-the-fe...

The logic of the complaint is nearly identical to claims made against Google
https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=fZBVXKfQO4vHwQKryoqYDw&q=...
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plausibility

Plaintiff fails to demonstrate the plausibility of the complaint.

Compare with this:
"As to the Good Faith and Fair Dealing, the judge ruled that the plaintiffs simply did not “identify any facts – and the Court finds none – to demonstrate” the plausibility of the complaint." http://footlights.click/2016/12/12/dakin-matthews-layman-loo...
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agree AllegroTrans
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Thanks, AllegroTrans.
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sufficiency

According to Dietl/Lorenz, Wörterbuch für Recht

Sufficiency - the question in the law of evidence as to whether a party has produced enough evidence that supports his case. In criminal cases in England and in Scotland, a failure to produce a sufficiency can result in a case being dismissed on a plea of NO CASE TO ANSWER https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sufficiency

A challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a fact finding – whether in a jury’s answer
to a question in the court’s charge or in a fact finding made by a trial court – is one of the most commonly used appellate attacks on an adverse judgment. http://www.texasbarcle.com/Materials/Events/5627/93085_01.pd...
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