The language of the court is German, as stated succinctly in the Courts Constitution Act. The law remains silent on stylistic requirements - unjustly, as this collection of legal linguistic curiosities demonstrates. Wilfried Ahrens has compiled the best of his findings from linguistic oddities in legal documents, police reports, judgments, and citizen submissions. "The injured party filed a criminal complaint and is attached to the case" is almost a classic. There is mention of the Aldi bags (attitudes) of a witness who also works at the seven dwarfs (Siemens plants) - a highlight of legal protocol artistry. "The defendant is a civil servant, married with one child" - a comma error or concerning family circumstances? The book is a compendium of linguistic underperformance: instructive, not a bit malicious, and moreover, a faithful reflection.