Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
D\'une première/deuxième/troisième part
English translation:
party of the first part, party of the second part, party of the third part
French term
D'une première/deuxième/troisième part
I normally translate "d'une part" and "d'autre" as "on the one hand" and "on the other", but "on the first/second/third hand" does not seem right. Does anyone know the standard translation for this?
Non-PRO (1): cc in nyc
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Proposed translations
party of the first part, party of the second part, party of the third part
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Party of the second part - Legal Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/party+of+the+second+part
party of the second part n. a reference to one of the parties to a written contract, as distinguished from "the party of the first part." (See: party of the first part) ...
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B D Finch
: Verbose, but standard and I am sure that it is deliberately used to distinguish and specify parties (persons) and parts (contractual positions).
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/law:_contracts/2...
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Kévin Bernier
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writeaway
: a bit past it's sell by/use by date but not wrong
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Katarina Peters
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AllegroTrans
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cc in nyc
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Yvonne Gallagher
: had to use this in some contracts recently
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ACOZ (X)
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Cyril B.
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For Globalization Words Matter a Lot..!
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
First/Second/Third Part
first/firstly/secondly/thirdly
www.thompsons.law.co.uk/ltext/l1500007.htm
It concluded that there was some contract between Mr Flett and EAB, but, whatever it ... involve a tripartite arrangement: first, between the trainee and the employer; secondly between the trainee and the training agent; and thirdly between the ... The EAT said that the tripartite agreement governing Mr Flett's situation did not fit ...
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yes
firstly, secondly and thirdly
A licence to secure, can you bank on it? - Economic Times
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com › Collections
6 Apr 2002 – ... in providing adequate security: firstly, the tripartite agreement does not ... from the licensee. secondly, the tripartite agreement provides that before ... in this regard is binding on the lenders. thirdly, the agreement provides for ...
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
first party/second party/third party
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Another option, used in civil litigation in the UK, cf http://www.pinsentmasons.com/PDF/RequestsforFurtherInformati... After the party has been named, in brackets "the first party" is often used.
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writeaway
: it's not the only logical way but it works fine
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cc in nyc
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Daryo
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that's what I was aiming at, although I am reluctant to change legal expressions too drastically
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three party contract between...
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Sorry, three-party contract (with a hyphen).
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cc in nyc
: wrong phrase translated
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I was offering a slightly different contruction that I have come across several times.
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AllegroTrans
: you can't change the text so radically, and adding numbered bullets to a legal text would be unacceptable (unless of course they appear in the original)
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Perhaps you are right, but I have seen this quite often.
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Discussion
It is good legal Englsih to write 'of the part'; found in facsimiles of legal contracts. Technically there can be an infinite number of parties - always as many as parties to the contract.