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by Harrison Davis | Apr 10, 2020 | B, Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Middlesex, Bill [rtbs name="english-law"] Resources See Also BILL, I
Categories: B, Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: BI, OL, and Short Read.
by Theo Walker | Apr 18, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, M, O, su1
English Law: Murdrum in the Past During the times of the Danes and afterwards till the reign of Edward III, murdrum was the killing of a man in a secret way and in that it differed from simple homicide. Developments When a man was therefore, killed and he was unknown, by the laws of Canute he [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, M, O, and su1. Tags: MU and OR.
by MacCallum | Jan 22, 2015 | O, su1
Oath Meaning Oath in Scottish Law A religious promise to tell the truth in court.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OA, Scotland
, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Sep 17, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Oath For Administrators A sworn statement to establish the administrator's authority to act in the estate where there is no valid will.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OA, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Sep 12, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Oath For Executors A sworn statement to establish the executor's authority to act as executor.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OA, and Short Read.
by David Jane | Feb 9, 2016 | O, su1
Oath of Allegiance Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are required to take an oath of allegiance to the Crown before they take their seats in Parliament after a general election or by-election and after the death of the monarch. [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OA, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 17, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Obesity in the Encyclopedia of Britain Obesity in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Obesity in the Halsbury's Laws of England Obesity in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Obesity in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OB and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Sep 10, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Obiter Dicta This simply means 'other things said' by the judge as part of his or her judgment.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OB, and Short Read.
by Timothy Millett | Mar 2, 2017 | O, su1
Obiter dictum in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Obiter dictum from the University of Kent: 'A remark in passing' - Something said by a judge while giving judgment that was not essential to decision in the case. It does not form part of the ratio decidendi of the case and therefore [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Latin Words, OB, and Short Read.
by Sophia Russell | Jan 10, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Obligation to Register Under Mlr Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: OB and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | May 3, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Oblique Intent The concept of oblique intent is sometimes referred to as foresight of consequences.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OB, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Jun 24, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Obtaining Services Dishonestly To obtain services for himself or another by a dishonest act, and if they are available, on payment having been made or that they might be.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OB, and Short Read.
by Theo Walker | Mar 21, 2020 | L, O, su1
Concept of Obviousness in IP Law [rtbs name="intellectual-property-law"]Lambert defined obviousness as follows: Lack of an inventive step. One of the grounds for revoking a patent. To be valid an invention must involve an inventive step, which means it must not be obvious to a skilled person [...]
Categories: L, O, and su1. Tags: Intellectual Property Law, LI, OB, and Short Read.
by Glanville L. Williams | Apr 9, 2017 | O, su1
Imposed load in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Imposed load in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the load assumed to be produced by the intended occupancy or use, including the weight of moveable partitions; distributed, concentrated, impact, inertia and snow loads, [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Buildings, OC, Real Estate, and Short Read.
by S. Nield | Feb 18, 2017 | O, su1
Occupation Defined Case Law A selected English Real Property Law Case in relation with occupation defined may be: Link Lending Ltd v Hussein; Link Lending Ltd v Bustard Year of the above case: 2010 Different occupation in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Different occupation in [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Buildings, OC, Real Estate, and Short Read.
by Valentine Latham | Mar 23, 2017 | O, su1
Occupier in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Occupier in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: in relation to a dwelling, means a person inhabiting the dwelling.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Buildings, OC, Real Estate, and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Sep 8, 2015 | Business Law, O, su1
Insider dealing Offence of insider dealing Find under this subsection information about Offence of insider dealing in relation to Insider dealing. Company Liquidation: Offences by officers Definition of Either Way Offences These offences fall into a category of offences that can be tried in [...]
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: Insider Dealing, Legal Practice Terms, Liquidations, OF, and Short Read.
by International | Feb 25, 2015 | Criminal law, O, su1
Fraud Offences: Criminal Law and Procedure Dishonesty and Related Mens Rea Concepts There is more information about this section in the entry about Dishonesty and Related Mens Rea Concepts in this legal Encyclopedia. Fraud Act 2005 There is more information about this section in the entry [...]
Categories: Criminal law, O, and su1. Tags: Criminal Law Principles, Criminal Procedure, Fraud, and OF.
by Rose Coltrane | Jan 7, 2015 | Criminal law, O, su1
This section offers a description about Offences against public order in the study of crimes in the English law.
Categories: Criminal law, O, and su1. Tags: Crimes, OF, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 28, 2015 | O, su1
Offender Meaning Offender in Scottish Law Someone who has committed an offence
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OF, Scotland
, and Short Read.
by Zoe West | Aug 17, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, su1, Y
The Good Lives Model of Offender Rehabilitation: a Systematic Review of the Evidence Nicholas Raphael Netto, from the University of Oxford, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Criminological Theory, Research and Education," [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, su1, and Y. Tags: OF.
by MacCallum | Jan 5, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Offensive Weapons in the Encyclopedia of Britain Offensive Weapons in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Offensive Weapons in the Halsbury's Laws of England Offensive Weapons in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Offensive [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OF and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Nov 18, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Communication of an Offer An offer needs to be communicated to the other party before it can be accepted. Definition of Offer A communication showing the terms on which the offeror will make the contract and the terms he will be bound by if the offeree accepts.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OF, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Mar 8, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Offeree The person to whom the offer is made.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OF, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Aug 30, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Offeror The person making the offer.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OF, and Short Read.
by Valentine L. Korah | May 18, 2017 | O, su1
Concept of Office The following is an old definition of Office [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments thereunto belonging. The right, and correspondent duty, to execute a public or private trust, and to [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Buildings, Long Read, OF, and Real Estate.
by B. Hepple | Jan 30, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Office for the Supervision of Solicitors This body was set up by the law society to replace the solicitor's complaints bureau. It is now known as the legal complaints service.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OF, and Short Read.
by Owen Stone | Jul 13, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Office Found in the Past When an inquisition is made to the king's use of anything, by virtue of office of him who inquires and the inquisition is found, it is said to be office found. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OF and Short Read.
by David Gordon | Mar 30, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Office of Fair Trading and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading Note: this section also covers the next section. Supervisory powers This issue includes the following: Anti-money laundering supervision in [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: Money Laundering in the United Kingdom and OF.
by Aiden Ruiz | Feb 10, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Office of Fair Trading Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The AML Supervisors: institutional aspects [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: OF and Short Read.
by Agnes Murphy | Jan 25, 2016 | O, su1
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) in North Ireland The OFMDFM is a fully functioning department of the Northern Ireland administration with a wide range of responsibilities. Upon the devolution of policing and justice, OFMdFM became the sponsoring department of [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: North Ireland, OF, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 13, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Encyclopedia of Britain Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) in the Halsbury's Laws of [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OF.
by Anthony J. Bland | Jan 22, 2017 | O, su1
Concep of Official Copy in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Official Copy may be the following: A copy of an official document, supplied and marked as such by the office which issued the original.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OF, Procedural Law, and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Feb 26, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
Company Winding-up by the Court: The role of the Official Receiver
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: OF, Short Read, and Winding-up.
by Willow Wright | Aug 6, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
The Official Referees’ Court Name The Official Referees’ Court is the standarized name of one of the UK Historic Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Official Referees’ Court in the UK court legal [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: Courts and OF.
by Amber Gibson | Oct 15, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
The Official Solicitor Name The Official Solicitor 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 Official Solicitor in the UK). [rtbs [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: Courts, OF, Short Read, and Tribunals.
by Sophia Russell | Feb 6, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Officina Justitiae in the Past The chancery is so called, because all writs issue from it, under the great seal returnable into the courts of common law. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about officina justitiae [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OF and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jan 26, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Ofsted in the Encyclopedia of Britain Ofsted in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Ofsted in the Halsbury's Laws of England Ofsted in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Ofsted in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OF and Short Read.
by Timothy Millett | Jan 26, 2017 | O, su1
Most Popular Entries related to Oil Law Energy Law (in the United Kingdom) Energy Law Schools (in the United Kingdom) Energy solicitor Salary (in the United Kingdom) Oil Law (in the United Kingdom) Gas Law (in the United Kingdom) See Also Federal Energy Regulation Commission (United [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Energy Law, Most Popular, and OI.
by MacCallum | Jan 31, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Encyclopedia of Britain Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Halsbury's Laws of England Oil Petrol and Natural Gas in the Stroud's Judicial [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OI.
by Danny W. | Apr 11, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Introduction to Old Bailey Old Bailey, popular name for the Central Criminal Court in London, England, situated in a street of that name, off Ludgate Hill. (1) Resources Notes and References Information about Old Bailey in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to Old Bailey
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: OL and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 1, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Older People in the Encyclopedia of Britain Older People in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Older People in the Halsbury's Laws of England Older People in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Older People in the Jowitt's [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OL and Short Read.
by Lilly Daniels | Jun 12, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, su1
Concept of Oleron Traditional meaning of oleron [1] in the English common law history: A code of maritime laws published at Oleron, an island off the French coast, in the twelfth century, under Richard I. or his mother. Queen Eleanor; see 1st Book ("The Rights of Persons"), Blackstone's [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, and su1. Tags: OL and Short Read.
by David Jane | Mar 11, 2016 | O, su1
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman combines the two statutory roles of Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (the Parliamentary Ombudsman) and Health Service Commissioner for England (Health [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OM, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Oct 27, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Omission Generally an omission can't form the basis of the actus reus of an offence, there are exceptions.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OM, and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Aug 28, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
Company Liquidation: Disclaimer of onerous property (s178)
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: Liquidations, ON, and Short Read.
by David Gordon | Mar 10, 2017 | Law Practice, Legal Practice, Legal Resources, O, su1
Most Popular Entries related to Online Legal Research Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Online Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Legal Research Websites (in the United Kingdom) How to do Legal Research (in the United Kingdom) Legal Research Methods (in the United Kingdom) Legal [...]
Categories: Law Practice, Legal Practice, Legal Resources, O, and su1. Tags: Legal Insights, Legal research, Legal Skills, Most Popular, and ON.
by Valentine Latham | Apr 2, 2017 | O, su1
Onus (probandi) in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Onus (probandi) from the University of Kent: 'Load or burden' - Something that is one's duty or responsibility (burden of proof). Resources See Also Legal Latin Maxims Legal Latin Quotes Legal Latin Dictionary
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Latin Words, ON, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Jul 2, 2015 | O, su1
Opinion Poll in the History A poll that asks focus groups questions on a variety of policies. They can also be used to currently predict which way the country will vote. When Labour began to reevaluate its tactics under Neil Kinnock it realized that the Conservatives were sourcing and [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: British History, OP, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Jan 30, 2016 | O, su1
The Opposition in the History For every minister - elected MP who oversees a department e.g Home Office or Foreign Office - in power there is a shadow minister of the opposing party. In the play George Jones is the Leader of the Opposition (his modern equivalent is Ed Milliband) and Malcolm [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: British History, Legislative Law, and OP.
by David Jane | Feb 22, 2016 | O, su1
Opposition days Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons for the discussion of subjects chosen by the opposition (non-government) parties. There are 20 days allocated for this purpose per session (under Standing Order 14).
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OP, and Short Read.
by David Jane | Jan 16, 2016 | O, su1
Oral Questions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament An Oral Question is a parliamentary questions that is put to a government minister in person by an Member of Parliament or member of the House of Lords in the Chamber of each House. Oral question times to ministers normally take place at the [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OR, and Short Read.
by Anthony Lincoln | Apr 12, 2017 | O, su1
Meaning of Order The following is an old definition of Order [1]: A command, direction, mandate. 1. An informal note requesting the payment of money, or the delivery of personalty, to a person named or to the bearer of the note. The word does not import exclusively a written instrument. On a [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OR.
by David Jane | Jan 24, 2016 | O, su1
Order Paper Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Order Paper, also known as the Order of Business, in the House of Commons is published each sitting day and lists the business of the House and business for sittings in Westminster Hall. It shows items such as questions, motions, business, [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OR, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Nov 28, 2015 | O, su1
Order-In-Council History Legislation formally made in the name of the Monarch by the Privy Council. The President of the Council reads out batches of Orders-in-Council drafted by the government in front of the Monarch at their monthly meetings. Usually the Monarch agrees with the Orders, which [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: British History, OR, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Mar 18, 2016 | O, su1
Definition of Orders In Council The emergency powers act 1920 and the civil contingencies act 2004 authorise legislation to be introduced in this way. Orders in Council Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Orders in Council are used when an ordinary statutory instrument would be [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, Legislative Law, OR, and Statutory Instruments.
by David Jane | Mar 14, 2016 | O, su1
Orders of Council Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Orders of Council are decisions of the Privy Council which have the force of law. Unlike Orders in Council, these do not require personal approval by HM Queen and can be made by government ministers. Resources See Also Privy Council [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OR, and Short Read.
by J. G. Collier | Aug 1, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
Concept of Ordinance The following is an old definition of Ordinance [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A rule or regulation adopted by municipal corporation. See Ordain, 1. An ordinance of the councils of a municipality, though binding upon the community affected by it, is not a law in [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OR.
by Valentine Latham | Jan 20, 2017 | O, su1
Concept of Ordinary The following is an old definition of Ordinary [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (adjetive) Common, usual, reasonable: as, ordinary - care, diligence, skill, losses, qsee, in this resource, the term Opposed to extraordinary, see, in this resource, the term See also [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OR and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | May 28, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also See assault.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OR and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jan 27, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Organic Farming in the Encyclopedia of Britain Organic Farming in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Organic Farming in the Halsbury's Laws of England Organic Farming in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Organic Farming in [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OR and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jan 18, 2015 | International Law, O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Encyclopedia of Britain Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Halsbury's Laws [...]
Categories: International Law, O, and su1. Tags: European Law and OR.
by Asa Briggs | Aug 27, 2015 | O, su1
Organisation For The Maintenance Of Supplies (Oms) History A Government-based scheme set up to help the British public during the General Strike of 1926. It was created to carry out vital services during the Strike, such as driving buses and trams. It also printed and distributed the British [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: British History, OR, and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Oct 15, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Original Precedent This arises as a result of a judge making a decision in a case in the absence of any precedent or law.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OR, and Short Read.
by Esme Anderson | Oct 9, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Original Writ in the Past A mandatory letter issued in the king's name, sealed with his great seal and directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) of the county where the injury (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) was [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OR.
by Lacey Burns | Jul 15, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Originalia in the Past The transcripts and other documents sent to the office of the treasurer-remembrancer in the exchequer, are called by this name to distinguish them from records, which contain the judgment's of the barons. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OR and Short Read.
by Margaret Parker | Feb 13, 2016 | International Law, O, su1
Origins of Commonwealth immigration: UK Legal History Labour shortage and a declining population After the Second World War, there was a labour shortage in Britain which was coupled with concern over the declining population. In 1948, the government set up a working party to consider [...]
Categories: International Law, O, and su1. Tags: History, Immigration Law, and OR.
by Anthony Lincoln | Mar 2, 2017 | O, su1
Origins of the Common Law and Medieval Law Origins of the Common Law and Legal History Resources See Also Peasant (in this legal Encyclopedia) Chattels (in this legal Encyclopedia) Tenure (in this legal Encyclopedia) Canon Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OR and Short Read.
by Finlay Harris | Feb 21, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Orphanage in the Past By the custom of London, when a freeman of that city dies, his estate is divided into three parts, as follows: one third part to the widow; another, to the children (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) advanced by him in his [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OR.
by Asa Briggs | Jul 10, 2015 | O, su1
Osbert Peake History Lawyer and Conservative politician and MP for Leeds between 1929-1956. Minister for Social Insurance between 1951-1953 and Pensions and National Insurance 1953-1955. Argued for maintaining the value of benefits, even in a time of inflation. Became Viscount Ingleby in 1956.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, OS, and Short Read.
by David Jane | Jan 18, 2016 | O, su1
Osmotherly Rules Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Osmotherly Rules are guidance for civil servants on giving evidence to parliamentary select committees. They take their name from E.B.C. Osmotherly, the civil servant who drew up the first version of the Rules in 1980. Resources See [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OS, and Short Read.
by Asa Briggs | Jul 28, 2015 | O, su1
Otto Clarke History British civil servant who worked in various ministries during the Second World War and joined the Treasury in 1945.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Biographies, British History, OT, and Short Read.
by Willow Wright | Sep 1, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Ouster le Main in the Past In law-French, this signifies, to take out of the hand. In the old English law it signified a livery of lands out of the hands of the lord, after the tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) came of age. If the lord [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OU.
by Sonny Morales | Oct 25, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal law, Legislation, O, su1, Uncategorized
Outer Bar (utter Bar) Junior barristers, collectively, who sit outside the bar of the court, as opposed to Queen’s Counsel.
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal law, Legislation, O, su1, and Uncategorized. Tags: OU and Short Read.
by Shelby Perry | Jan 22, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, su1
Concept of Outfangthefe Traditional meaning of outfangthefe [1] in the Saxon law history: Either a tenant taken for theft outside the manor, or a strange thief taken within it. The privilege enjoyed by a lord of a manor of trying one of his tenants taken elsewhere for theft. Note: For more [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, and su1. Tags: OU and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | May 13, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
The consequences of dissolution of Partnership: Right of outgoing partner to share in profits made after dissolution Find under this subsection information about Right of outgoing partner to share in profits made after dissolution in relation to The consequences of dissolution of Partnership:.
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: OU, Partnership Dissolution, and Short Read.
by Rhona Schuz | Nov 4, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
Concept of Outlaw; Outlawry The following is an old definition of Outlaw; Outlawry [1], a term which has several meanings:1. Outlawry is putting a man out of the protection of the law, so that he is incapable of bringing an action to redress an injury, and forfeits his goods and chattels to [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OU.
by David Jane | Feb 18, 2016 | O, su1
Outlawries Bill Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The reading of the Outlawries Bill is a symbolic tradition which preserves the right of the House of Commons to debate a subject of its own choosing before they debate the subjects raised by the Queen's Speech at the beginning of every [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legislative Law, OU, and Short Read.
by Sonny Morales | Jan 23, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Outlawry in the Past The act of being put out of the protection of the law by process regularly sued out against a person who is in contempt in refusing to become amallow to the court having jurisdiction. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OU.
by Agnes Murphy | Jan 24, 2016 | O, su1
Outreach in North Ireland Describes activity undertaken by NIJAC to broaden the understanding and awareness across the professional bodies and the general public of the work being undertaken by NIJAC. In so doing NIJAC hopes to attract the widest possible applicant pool when advertising [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: North Ireland, OU, and Short Read.
by Finlay Harris | Mar 8, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Outriders in the Past Bailiffs errant, employed by the sheriffs and their deputies, to ride to the furthest places of their counties or hundreds to summon such as they thought good, to attend their county or hundred court. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OU and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Aug 12, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: The power of a partner to bind the firm Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Business of the kind carried on by the firm Carrying on in the usual way Acts always outside the usual authority of a [...]
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: OU, Partner Liabilities, Partner Rights, and Short Read.
by Zoe West | Mar 30, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, su1
Outsourcing of Supervision to Latss Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section covers the following: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading Anti-money [...]
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, Scotland, and su1. Tags: OU and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jan 12, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Overcrowding in the Encyclopedia of Britain Overcrowding in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Overcrowding in the Halsbury's Laws of England Overcrowding in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Overcrowding in the Jowitt's [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OV and Short Read.
by B. Hepple | Dec 5, 2015 | O, su1
Definition of Overruling Where a court decides that the legal ruling or reasoning in an earlier case was not correctly applied or is no longer appropriate.
Categories: O and su1. Tags: Legal Practice Terms, OV, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 9, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Overseas Territories in the Encyclopedia of Britain Overseas Territories in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Overseas Territories in the Halsbury's Laws of England Overseas Territories in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OV and Short Read.
by Willow Wright | Oct 14, 2020 | O, su1
Scottish Law: Oversman in the Past A person commonly named in a submission, to whom power is given to decide in case the arbiters cannot agree in the sentence; sometimes the nomination of the oversman is left to the arbiters. In either case the oversman has no power to decide, unless the [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OV and Short Read.
by Nathan Rivera | Feb 5, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Owler in the Past One guilty of the offence of owling. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about owler is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OU, OW, and Short Read.
by Nathan Rivera | Mar 5, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1
English Law: Owling in the Past The offence of transporting wool or sheep out of the king-dom. Developments The name is said to owe its origin to the fact that this offence was carried on in the night, when the owl was abroad. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, and su1. Tags: OW.
by Emily Rowling | Mar 25, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: Where a partner acts on his own account
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: OW, Partner Rights, and Short Read.
by Emily Rowling | Feb 17, 2016 | Business Law, O, su1
Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares (ss677–683) Breach of the prohibition Find under this subsection information about Breach of the prohibition in relation to Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares (ss677–683). Financial assistance for purchase of its own shares [...]
Categories: Business Law, O, and su1. Tags: Maintenance of Capital and OW.
by MacCallum | Feb 27, 2015 | O, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Owner Occupation in the Encyclopedia of Britain Owner Occupation in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Owner Occupation in the Halsbury's Laws of England Owner Occupation in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Owner Occupation [...]
Categories: O and su1. Tags: OW and Short Read.
by Owen Stone | Aug 21, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, su1
English Old Law: Oxgang of Land in the Past An uncertain quantity of land, but, according to some opinions, it contains fifteen acres. Co. Litt. 69 a. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about oxgang of land is based on the [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, and su1. Tags: Short Read.
by Finlay Harris | May 29, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, P, su1
Concept of P.C. Traditional meaning of p.c. [1] in the English common law history: For Parliamentary Cases; Privy Council; Pleas of the Crown. [rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, "P.C.", Boston: [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, P, and su1. Tags: OU, PC, and Short Read.
by Theo Walker | Aug 5, 2020 | Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, P, Q, su1
Concept of Q.B. Traditional meaning of q.b. [1] in the English common law history: The Queen's Bench; see COURT OF KING’ BENCH; COURT, 8. [rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, "Q.B.", Boston: Little, [...]
Categories: Commercial Law, Criminal law, O, P, Q, and su1. Tags: OW, PR, QB, and Short Read.
by Sonny Morales | May 2, 2020 | Northern Ireland, O, R, Scotland, su1
Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section includes the following topics: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real estate agents and accountants
Categories: Northern Ireland, O, R, Scotland, and su1. Tags: OF, RE, and Short Read.
by Theo Walker | Sep 30, 2020 | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1, W
English Law: Writ of Quare Impedit in the Past The remedy by which, where the right of a party to benefice is obstructed, he recovers the presentation; and is the form of action now constantly adopted to try a disputed title to an advowson. Booth, 223 1 Arch. Civ. Pl. 434. [1][rtbs [...]
Categories: Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legislation, O, su1, and W. Tags: OR, Short Read, and WR.