Putting law and language together seems so natural that it is surprising we waited until the fifteenth colloquium to pair them. This book contains the revised papers from that colloquium held in July 2011. Like previous colloquia and books in the series, the theme is the relationship between two or more disciplines. The colloquia began in 1997 with Law and Science and will continue in 2012 with Law and Global Health. Future colloquia are projected on Law and Gender Studies, Law and Order, and Law and the City. As ever, the Law and Language colloquium raised a multiplicity of issues, ranging from interpretation to translation and literature, and to the deaf. This book reflects that diversity. The colloquium attracted participants from around the world and from a variety of disciplines. We believe that the papers will not only contribute to scholarship but also prove valuable teaching material. The book is edited by the joint convenors of the colloquium. I wish to place on record that the bulk of the work was done by Dr Fiona Smith, and to express my gratitude to her for her hard work, initiative, and commitment to the project throughout. The colloquium benefited from financial support from UCL’s Grand Challenge on Intercultural Exchange and from the UCL Faculty of Laws. We are both grateful for this support which enabled us to hold such a rich and diverse conversation on law and language. We both wish to thank UCL’s Events Manager, Lisa Penfold and her team, and Jacqui Bennett for their administrative skills, without which there would not have been a colloquium or this book.