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by Lilly Daniels | Jul 31, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, E, J, su1
Concept of Eberemord Traditional meaning of eberemord [1] in the Saxon law history: Open killing; abere murder. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name="saxon-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, E, J, and su1. Tags: EB, JU, and Short Read.
by Patricia M. Leopold | Apr 10, 2017 | J, su1
Meaning of Jac The following is an old definition of Jac [1]: Jacobus: James, king James. Resources Notes and References Concept of Jac provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JA and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Jun 23, 2015 | J, su1
Jack Jones History Trade union leader who became General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) in 1968. Led union opposition to the Wilson and Heath governments' attempts to set up an incomes policy. Brokered the 'Social Contract' and played a large part [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JA, and Short Read.
by Aiden Ruiz | Mar 24, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Jactitation of Marriage in the Past The boasting by an individual that he or she has married another, from which it may happen that they will acquire the reputation of being married to each other. Developments The ecclesiastical courts may in such cases [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, and su1. Tags: Ecclesiastical Law, JA, and Short Read.
by K. R. Simmonds | Jan 13, 2017 | J, su1
Meaning of Jail The following is an old definition of Jail [1]: A house or building used for the purposes of a public prison, or where persons under arrest are kept. Originally, a place where persons were confined to await further judicial proceeding; as, a debtor, till he paid his debt, a [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Buildings, JA, and Real Estate.
by Asa Briggs | Nov 21, 2015 | J, su1
James Callaghan History Labour Prime Minister from 1976-1979 and the only person to have served in all four 'Great Offices of State'. As Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964-1967 he dealt with the devaluation crisis. As Home Secretary from 1967-1970 he sent troops to Ulster. As [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JA, and Short Read.
by Margaret Parker | Mar 7, 2016 | J, su1
History of Captain James Cook The following concept of Captain James Cook may be usefull here:Born in Yorkshire in 1728, Cook commanded three voyages of discovery and sailed around the world twice. He claimed the eastern coast of New Holland (Australia) for Great Britain.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History, JA, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Apr 26, 2015 | J, su1
James Griffiths History Labour MP from 1936-1970. Trade union leader and the first ever Welsh Secretary in 1964. As Minister for National Insurance he introduced the Family Allowances Act. Along with Bevan, he was one of the chief architects of the NHS.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JA, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Mar 19, 2016 | J, su1
History of the James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) The following commentary about James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British politician. Leader of the Labour Party and first Labour Prime Minister. Elected as MP for [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History, JA, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | May 20, 2015 | J, su1
Lord Jellicoe History British Admiral and Commander-in-Chief at the start of the First World War. Criticised at the time for losses at Jutland, he rendered the German high seas fleet ineffective for the rest of the war. Promoted to First Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet. Governor of New [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JE, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Jul 9, 2015 | J, su1
Jennie Lee History Labour politician and daughter of a miner. Married Aneurin Bevan in 1934. As the United Kingdom's first Arts Minister in 1964, she doubled spending on the arts and set up the well-renowned Open University. When first elected in 1928 she was the youngest Labour MP, aged 24.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JE, and Short Read.
by Danny W. | Aug 24, 2014 | Biography, J, su1
Introduction to Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), British philosopher, economist, and jurist, who founded the doctrine of utilitarianism. He was born in London on February 15, 1748. A prodigy, he was reading serious treatises at the age of three, playing the violin at age five, and [...]
Categories: Biography, J, and su1. Tags: Biography and JE.
by Sophia Russell | Jan 10, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, su1
English Law: Jerguer in the Past An officer of the custom-house, who oversees the waiters. Techn. Dict. h. t. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about jerguer is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, and su1. Tags: JE and Short Read.
by Timothy Millett | Apr 18, 2017 | J, su1
John Proclamations For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: John Proclamations John and Medieval Law John and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) James, Henry, Thomas D. Hardy, and [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Full Text Charters, Full Text Proclamations, JO, John, Legal history, Medieval Administrative Law, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, Records of State, Royal Charters, Royal Proclamations, and Writs.
by Danny W. | Aug 24, 2014 | J, su1
Introduction to John Austin John Austin (1790-1859), British legal scholar. Austin was influential in developing the theory of analytical jurisprudence. Born in London, England, he became a barrister in 1818, but he was not well suited to the work and his practice was unsuccessful. In 1826 he [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biography and JO.
by Asa Briggs | Sep 2, 2015 | J, su1
John Boyd-Carpenter History Conservative politician, MP for Kingston upon Thames from 1945-1972. Held Ministerial posts between 1951-1964. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee between 1964-1970, becoming a life peer in 1972. Member of the Parker Committee in 1972, exploring the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Bernard Schwartz | Feb 10, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Calendars and Registers of Charters John Charters and Medieval Law John Charters and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ayloffe, Joseph, and Philip Morant , eds. Calendars of the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Calendars, JO, John, Legal history, Medieval Administrative Law, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, Records of State, Registers of Charters, Royal Charters, Royal Proclamations, and Writs.
by Asa Briggs | Oct 25, 2015 | J, su1
Evans And Christie History John Christie was a 54 year old serial murderer who murdered at least 6 women between 1943 and 1953. He gave evidence at the trial of Timothy Evans, who was executed (and later posthumously pardoned).
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by David Gordon | Apr 26, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns John Collections and Medieval Law John Collections and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Brown, R. Allen, ed. The Memoranda Roll [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Collections, Collections of Texts, JO, John, Legal history, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, and Medieval Period.
by W.S.M. Knight | Mar 26, 2014 | J, su1
Coleridge John Duke 1st Baron Coleridge John Duke Coleridge (1820-1897), British jurist, eldest son of the jurist Sir John Taylor Coleridge, born in Ottery Saint Mary, and educated at the University of Oxford. He began practicing law in 1846 and was elected to Parliament in 1865. Three years [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Jan 19, 2016 | J, su1
History of the Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher (1841-1920), earlier John (Jackie) Fisher The following commentary about Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher (1841-1920), earlier John (Jackie) Fisher in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Most senior British Admiral [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History, JO, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Mar 19, 2016 | J, su1
History of the Field Marshal 1st Lord French, formerly General Sir John French and later 1st Lord Ypres The following commentary about Field Marshal 1st Lord French, formerly General Sir John French and later 1st Lord Ypres in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History and JO.
by Asa Briggs | Oct 22, 2015 | J, su1
John Hodge History Labour MP from 1906-1923 and trade unionist in the Iron and Steel Industry. Minister of Labour from 1916-1917 and Minister of Pensions from 1917-1919 in Lloyd George's the First World War Coalition government. He opposed strike action and threatened strikers during the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Danny W. | Aug 24, 2014 | J, su1
Howard John (social reformer) Introduction to John Howard John Howard (1726-1790), British social reformer, who was instrumental in obtaining the passage by Parliament in 1774 of two penal reform acts that improved sanitary conditions and health care in prisons. Later, Howard was appointed [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biography, JO, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Mar 21, 2016 | J, su1
History of the Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Jellicoe (1859-1935), earlier Sir John Jellicoe. The following commentary about Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Jellicoe (1859-1935), earlier Sir John Jellicoe. in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British commander [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History, JO, and Short Read.
by Danny W. | Aug 24, 2014 | J, su1
British Political and Social Thought: John Locke Introduction to John Locke In 1688 Parliament triumphed in the Glorious Revolution, securing the division of power between the throne and the legislature. John Locke, in his Second Treatise on Civil Government (1690), best captured the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History and JO.
by B. Hepple | Jan 30, 2015 | J, su1
John Major in the History Major was Chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's administration but became Prime Minister on 28th November 1990 following her forced resignation. Despite calls from Labour leader Neil Kinnock for an immediate general election one wasn't scheduled until April 1992. [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | May 14, 2015 | J, su1
John Maynard Keynes History British economist who believed governments had a duty to manage the economy. Was involved in discussions about funding the Welfare State during the Second World War and at Bretton Woods in 1944, which resulted in the creation of the IMF and the World Bank.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Feb 11, 2016 | J, su1
History of the Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck (1862-1928) The following commentary about Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck (1862-1928) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British naval commander at the Dardanelles, from March [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: History, JO, and Short Read.
by J. G. Collier | Apr 26, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England John Private Legal Documents and Medieval Law John Private Legal Documents and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Great Britain. National Archives. DocumentsOnline. Notes: Available [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, John, Legal history, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, and Private Medieval Legal Documents.
by Bernard Schwartz | Feb 27, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation John Proclamations and Medieval Law John Proclamations and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ballard, Adolphus, ed. British Borough Charters, [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Full Text Charters, Full Text Proclamations, JO, John, Legal history, Medieval Administrative Law, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, Records of State, Royal Charters, Royal Proclamations, and Writs.
by Glanville L. Williams | Apr 15, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Parliamentary Full Text Records John Records and Medieval Law John Records and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cobbett, William, and T. C. Hansard, ed. The Parliamentary History of [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Full Text Records, JO, John, Legal history, Legislative Records, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, Medieval Statutory Law, Parliamentary Records, and Statutory Law.
by Asa Briggs | May 7, 2015 | J, su1
Sir John Sankey History Labour politician and eminent lawyer. Chair of the Sankey Commission, 1919, that recommended nationalisation of coal mines, although its proposals were side-stepped by Lloyd George. Became Lord Chancellor in Ramsay MacDonald's Labour and National governments.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Jan 27, 2015 | J, su1
Sir John Simon History Liberal politician who served in various offices. Chaired the Simon Commission on India's future between 1927-1931. Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary in the National Governments, responsible for the Public Order Act 1936 that restricted activities of Oswald [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Anthony Lincoln | Jan 7, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Collections of Statutes John Statutes and Medieval Law John Statutes and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cay, John, and Henry B. Cay, eds. The Statutes at Large, From Magna Charta [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, John, Legal history, Legislative Records, Medieval Law, Medieval Legal Documents, Medieval Legal Materials, Medieval Statutes, Medieval Statutory Law, Statutes Collections, and Statutory Law.
by Danny W. | Aug 24, 2014 | J, su1
Introduction to John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), British philosopher-economist. He had a great impact on 19th-century British thought, not only in philosophy and economics but also in the areas of political science, logic, and ethics. See also Thematic Essay: British Political [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biography and JO.
by W.S.M. Knight | Mar 26, 2014 | J, su1
Coleridge Sir John Taylor John Taylor Coleridge (1790-1876), British jurist, born in Ottery Saint Mary, and educated at the University of Oxford. He became a judge on the Court of the King's Bench in 1835 and served for 23 years. Upon retiring as a jurist, he became a member of the Privy [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Apr 29, 2015 | J, su1
John Wheatley History British Labour MP who was Minister for Health in the 1924 Labour government. Responsible for a Housing Act, encouraging councils to build affordable municipal housing for the working classes to rent.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Dec 7, 2015 | J, su1
John Wilmot History British Labour politician. First elected MP for Fulham East in 1933, and Minister of Supply from 1945-1947. On retiring from the Commons in 1950 he was made a peer.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Feb 24, 2015 | J, su1
Sir John Wolfenden History A British educationalist who chaired various government committees, mostly focussing on education and problems with youth. Best remembered for chairing the committee that produced the Wolfenden Report, published in 1957. It recommended the decriminalisation of [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, JO, and Short Read.
by David Gordon | Apr 12, 2017 | J, su1
Joinder of Parties in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Commencement of Arbitration in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of joinder of parties.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Arbitration Rules, Commencement of Arbitration, JO, and Short Read.
by David Jane | Mar 10, 2016 | J, su1
Joint committees Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament A Joint Committee is a select committee with membership drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, Legislative Law, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Jan 8, 2015 | J, su1
Definition of Joint Enterprise When an offence is committed by one of several people but it is not possible to prove which one of them actually carried out the actus reus.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, Legal Practice Terms, and Short Read.
by Gareth H. Jones | Jan 18, 2017 | J, su1
Concep of Joint Liability in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Joint Liability may be the following: Parties who are jointly liable share a single liability and each party can be held liable for the whole of it. (See also the following legal term: 'Several liability')
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, Procedural Law, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Nov 29, 2015 | J, su1
Definition of Joint Principals In criminal law there is a possibility that more than one person is directly responsible for the actus reus.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, Legal Practice Terms, and Short Read.
by S. Nield | Aug 28, 2015 | J, su1
History of Joint in General Joint (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join), that which joins two parts together or the place where two parts are joined. (See Joinery; Joints.) In law, the word is used adjectivally as a term applied to obligations, estates, etc., implying that the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO and Real Estate.
by Margaret Parker | Jan 30, 2016 | J, su1
Brief Introduction to Joint Venture in Partnership Law A joint venture can be formed between two or more partieswhich undertake economic activity together. Other Short note (s) in relation wth Joint Venture here: These parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing equity, they then [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO, Partnership, and Short Read.
by Anthony J. Bland | Apr 21, 2017 | J, su1
Concept of Jointure The following is an old definition of Jointure [1], a term which has several meanings:1. Originally, an estate limited to both husband and wife; but in common acceptation extends also to a sole estate limited to the wife only, and made in satisfaction of her whole dower. In [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO.
by David Jane | Mar 6, 2017 | J, su1
Journal Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Journal is the legal record of the proceedings of Parliament (events and decisions). Both the House of Lords and the House of Commons produce a Journal for each session. In the House of Commons, the Votes and Proceedings are consolidated into [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JO and Legislative Law.
by Lilly Daniels | May 25, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1
English Law: Journeys Account in the Past When a writ abated without any fault of the plaintiff, he was permitted to sue out a new writ, within as little time as he possibly could after abatement of the first writ, which was quasi a continuance of the first writ and placed him in a situation [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, and su1. Tags: JO.
by MacCallum | Jan 3, 2017 | J, su1
Judge Meaning Judge in Scottish Law The expert in law who is in charge of all court proceedings and ensures legal rules are followed. Judge in North Ireland An officer of the crown who sits to administer justice according to the law. Meaning of Judge The following is an old definition of Judge [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, North Ireland, and Scotland
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by Rhona Schuz | May 26, 2017 | J, su1
County Court Judgement in the Context of Mortgages Whenever someone fails to pay for something and is subsequently taken to court, the magistrate may issue a County Court Judgement against that individual to pay the outstanding debt. This may well affect your ability to raise finances in the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Financial Law, JU, Mortgages, and Short Read.
by Finlay Harris | Jan 21, 2020 | J, Northern Ireland, Scotland, su1
The Judges as Visitors Name The Judges as Visitors is the standarized name of one of the UK Tribunals and Government Offices (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Judges as Visitors in the UK). [rtbs [...]
Categories: J, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and su1. Tags: Courts, JU, Short Read, and Tribunals.
by K. R. Simmonds | Mar 28, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, Legislation, Procedure Law, su1
Meaning of Judgment The following is an old definition of Judgment [1]: The saying of the law; the sentence of the law, pronounced by the court, upon the matter contained in the record. The determination of the law as the result of proceedings instituted in a court of justice. The final [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, Legislation, Procedure Law, and su1. Tags: JU, Litigation, Procedures, and Trial.
by Shelby Perry | Sep 11, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, H, J, su1
Concept of Judgment Debt Traditional meaning of judgment debt [1] in the English common law history: A debt due under a judgment. Judgment note: a promissory note, containing, in addition to the usual contents, a power of attorney authorizing confession of judgment against the maker, upon [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, H, J, and su1. Tags: HI, HU, and JU.
by Lilly Daniels | Jun 8, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Judgment Poll in the Past A record made of the issue roll, (see this concept in the corresponding entry on this reference) which, after final judgment has been given in the cause, assumes this name. Steph. Pl. 133. Vide Issue Roll. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by Nathan Rivera | Jul 10, 2020 | J, su1
Judgments in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name="technology-and-construction-court"]Depending on the length and complexity of the trial, the judge may (a) give judgment orally immediately after closing speeches; (b) give judgment orally on the following day or soon [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU.
by Valentine Latham | Apr 20, 2017 | J, su1
Meaning of Judicature The following is an old definition of Judicature [1]: The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; judiciary; jurisdiction; a tribunal. Parliament was originally a court of judicature. Judicature Acts. Statutes of 36 and 37 Vict. (1873), c. [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by Aiden Ruiz | Oct 27, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1
Concept of Judicature Acts Traditional meaning of judicature acts [1] in the English common law history: The statutes regarding the Supreme Court of Judicature, and particularly the 36 & 37 Vict. c. 66, changing the entire organization of the English courts; see the entry on types of courts, [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jul 14, 2015 | J, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Judicial Appointments Commission in the Encyclopedia of Britain Judicial Appointments Commission in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Judicial Appointments Commission in the Halsbury's Laws of England Judicial Appointments Commission in the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU and Legal Practice Terms.
by MacCallum | Feb 1, 2015 | J, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Judicial College in the Encyclopedia of Britain Judicial College in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Judicial College in the Halsbury's Laws of England Judicial College in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Judicial College [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by Zoe West | May 29, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1, Y
The Key Role of the Cultural Factors Within Police and Judicial Cooperation in Europe Laure Guille, from the University of Leicester, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime and Society," under the title "The Key Role of [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1, and Y. Tags: JU.
by B. Hepple | Jul 12, 2015 | J, Judiciary, su1
Judicial Diversity Taskforce in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England The Judicial Diversity Taskforce comprises the MoJ, senior members of the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body,, Bar Council, Law Society and CILEx. It oversees [...]
Categories: J, Judiciary, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Feb 29, 2016 | J, su1
Judicial office in North Ireland The office of service held by a member of the judiciary. Although a legal qualification is mandatory for posts in the higher court tiers there are many posts held by people from different professions (e.g. health, medical, land valuation, finance) or who have [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, North Ireland, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | May 17, 2015 | J, su1
Definition of Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent is the process whereby the past decisions of judges create law for future judges to follow.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, Legal Practice Terms, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Apr 26, 2017 | J, su1
Definition of Judicial Review A means whereby a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body. Judicial Review in North Ireland Supervision by the High Court of the process used by public bodies when reaching decisions, including decisions to make secondary [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, Legal Practice Terms, North Ireland, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Mar 19, 2016 | J, su1
Judicial Shadowing Scheme in North Ireland A NIJAC run scheme which provides Solicitors, Barristers, Doctors and land valuation experts with a unique opportunity to shadow a judicial office holder in the courts and in some tribunals throughout Northern Ireland. Additional information on the [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, North Ireland, and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Feb 19, 2016 | J, su1
Judicial Studies Board (JSB) in North Ireland The JSB is the body responsible for judicial training in Northern Ireland. The board runs lecture style study programmes and training workshops for the judiciary and issues written material to all judges.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, North Ireland, and Short Read.
by Theo Walker | Oct 27, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1
English Law: Judicial Writs in the Past The capias and all other writs after the original writ not issuing out of chancery, but from the court into which the original was returnable and being grounded on what had passed in that court as a result of the sheriff's return, were called judicial [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 12, 2016 | J, su1
Judiciary in North Ireland Collective term for the Judges, Magistrates and Tribunal members who currently deal with legal matters in Northern Ireland. Resources See Also Further Reading Judiciary in the Encyclopedia of Britain Judiciary in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Judiciary in [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, Legal Practice Terms, and North Ireland.
by Zoe West | Aug 15, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Judicium Dei in the Past The judgment of God. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The English law formerly impiously called the judgments on trials by ordeal, by battle and the like, the judgments of God. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by Amber Gibson | Nov 29, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Jure, Writ of in the Past The name of a writ commanding the defendant to show by what right he demands common of pasture in the land of the complainant, who claims to have a fee in the same. F. N. B. 299. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, and su1. Tags: JU and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jul 2, 2015 | J, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Juries in the Encyclopedia of Britain Juries in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Juries in the Halsbury's Laws of England Juries in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Juries in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law [...]
Categories: J and su1. Tags: JU, Legal Practice Terms, and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Jan 28, 2017 | J, Procedure Law, su1
Company Winding-up by the Court: Jurisdiction Jurisdiction in North Ireland Term for the area of judicial responsibility. It can refer to geographical or scope of work responsibility. Jurisdiction in Scotland Heritable Jurisdiction Heritable Jurisdiction, in the law of Scotland, grants [...]
Categories: J, Procedure Law, and su1. Tags: JU, North Ireland, and Winding-up.
by Anthony Lincoln | Jan 16, 2017 | J, su1
Jurisdictional Issues in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Preliminary Issues in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of jurisdictional issues.
Categories: J and su1. Tags: Arbitration Rules, JU, Preliminary Issues, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Mar 5, 2017 | J, Procedure Law, su1
Jury Meaning Jury in Scottish Law The group of men and women who listen to the evidence and make decisions about the facts in a case. In criminal cases, there are 15 jurors, with 12 in civil cases. Definition of Jury Qualifications To be eligible for jury service there are certain [...]
Categories: J, Procedure Law, and su1. Tags: JU, Legal Practice Terms, Long Read, and Scotland.
by B. Hepple | Jan 14, 2015 | J, su1
Definition of Jury Selection This is a random process, selecting names from the list of electors in the court's area.
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by Timothy Millett | Aug 12, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
Meaning of Jus (Latin Term) The following is an old definition of Jus (latin term) [1]: Kight; law, in the abstract; justice; jurisprudence. Plural, jura. Other forms are jure, juris. See below. Lex is law in the concrete sense. See Equity. Alieni juris. See Sui juris. Apex juris. A subtlety [...]
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by Danny W. | Feb 11, 2015 | Administrative Law, J, su1
Introduction to Justice of the Peace Justice of The Peace, in the judicial system of the United Kingdom and the U.S., a judicial public officer with limited powers. In the U.S. the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace is defined by the statutes of the several states. In some states a [...]
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by Glanville L. Williams | Mar 2, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward I of England Justices under Special Commission Justices and Medieval Law Justices and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cantle, Albert, ed. The Pleas of Quo Warranto for the County of [...]
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by Esme Anderson | Jul 9, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Justices in Eyre in the Past They were certain judges established if not first appointed, A. D. 1176, 22 Hen. II. England (see more about this legal system) was divided into certain circuits and three justices in eyre or justices itinerant, as they were sometimes called, were [...]
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by Asa Briggs | Oct 22, 2015 | J, su1
Justices Of The Peace History Judicial officers appointed to keep the peace. Appointed from ordinary citizens, they dispense summary justice dealing with less-important cases of common law, and deal with local administrative applications (such as licensing laws). Definition of Justices of The [...]
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by B. Hepple | Mar 24, 2015 | J, su1
Definition of Justices of The Supreme Court These are the judges for the highest court in the united kingdom.
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by Anthony J. Bland | Feb 1, 2017 | J, su1
Justices under Special Commission and Medieval Law Justices under Special Commission and Legal History Bibliographies of English Law History Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955- Beale, [...]
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by Anthony Lincoln | Apr 13, 2017 | J, su1
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward III of England Justices under Special Commission under Edward III and Medieval Law Justices under Special Commission under Edward III and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Illingworth, [...]
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by Owen Stone | May 8, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, I, J, su1
Concept of Justiciar Traditional meaning of justiciar [1] in the English common law history: Justice. The chief justiciar, in ancient times the second person in the kingdom; later, the Chief Justice of the K. B. [rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A [...]
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by Sonny Morales | Mar 26, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Justiciarii Itinerantes in the Past They were formerly justices, who were so called because they went from county to county to administer justice. They were usually called justices in eyre, (see this concept in the corresponding entry on this reference) to distinguish them from [...]
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by Zoe West | Nov 30, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1
English Law: Justiciarii Residentes in the Past They were justices or judges, who usually resided in Westminster; they were so called to distinguish them from justices in eyre. Co. Litt. 293. Vide Justiciarii Itinerantes. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References [...]
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by Nathan Rivera | Apr 16, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, S, su1
English Law: Justicies in the Past The name of a writ which acquires its name from the mandatory words which it contains, "that you do A B justice." Developments The county court has jurisdiction in cases where damages (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) are [...]
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by Shelby Perry | Oct 4, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, su1
English Law: Justification in the Past The act by which a party accused shows and maintains a good and legal reason in court, why he did the thing he is called upon to answer. Developments The subject will be considered by examining, 1. What acts are justifiable. 2. The way of making the [...]
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by Finlay Harris | Oct 12, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1
Violent Criminal Careers of Young People GEMMA CLEMENT, from the LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime and Society," under the title "Violent Criminal Careers of Young People". Here is the [...]
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by Nathan Rivera | Oct 2, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, J, su1, Y
Social Capital and Juvenile Delinquency: Assessing the Role of Family, School and Regional Context Michael Hanslmaier, from the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category [...]
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by Patricia M. Leopold | Mar 5, 2017 | J, su1
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by Valentine L. Korah | Apr 19, 2017 | J, su1
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by Patricia M. Leopold | Feb 20, 2017 | J, su1
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by Michael Mann | Apr 12, 2017 | J, su1
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by Gareth H. Jones | May 18, 2017 | J, su1
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by Gareth H. Jones | Jan 15, 2017 | J, su1
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by Lacey Burns | Jan 30, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, J, Legislation, su1, V
English Law: Villein in the Past A species of slave during the feudal times.' Developments The feudal villein of the lowest order was unprotected as to property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) and subjected to the post ignoble services; but his circumstances [...]
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