Category: P

  • Prerogative Court

    The Prerogative Court Name The Prerogative 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 Prerogative Court in the UK court legal history).

  • Precludi Non

    Scottish Law: Precludi Non in the Past A technical allegation contained in a replication which denies or confesses and avoids the plea. It is usually in the following form; “And the said A B, as to the plea of the said C D, by him secondly above pleaded, says, that he the said A B,…

  • Precludi Non

    Scottish Law: Precludi Non in the Past A technical allegation contained in a replication which denies or confesses and avoids the plea. It is usually in the following form; “And the said A B, as to the plea of the said C D, by him secondly above pleaded, says, that he the said A B,…

  • Pre-Trial Review Issues

    The Pre-Trial Review Issues in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]The parties should, if possible, provide the judge at the Pre-trial Review with an agreed list of the main issues for the forthcoming trial (including, where […]

  • Possessory Action

    English Old Law: Possessory Action in the Past A reall action in which the plaintiff called the demandant, sought to recover the possession of lands, tenements and hereditaments. On account of the great nicety needd in its management and the introduction of more expeditious methods of trying […]

  • Preliminary Issues

    Preliminary issues Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: Guidelines, Common Types of Preliminary Issue, Other Possible Preliminary Issues, Use of Preliminary Issues as an adjunct to Alternative Dispute Resolution, Precise Wording of PI […]

  • Pre-Action Protocol And Conduct

    Pre-Action Protocol and conduct Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: Introduction, To Which Claims Does the Construction and Engineering Pre-Action Protocol Apply?, What Are The Exceptions?, What Are The Essential Ingredients Of the […]

  • Pre-Action Protocol And Conduct

    Pre-Action Protocol and conduct Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: Introduction, To Which Claims Does the Construction and Engineering Pre-Action Protocol Apply?, What Are The Exceptions?, What Are The Essential Ingredients Of the […]

  • Q.B.

    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, […]

  • Pursue

    Concept of Pursue Traditional meaning of pursue [1] in scots law: To prosecute. Pursuer: a plaintiff in an ecclesiastical court. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Pursue”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]

  • Parco Fracito

    English Law: Parco Fracito in the Past The name of a writ against one who violently breaks a pound and takes from thence beasts which, for some trespass done or some other just cause, were lawfully impounded. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, […]

  • Privy Seal

    English Law: Privy Seal in the Past A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal. 2 Inst. 554. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about privy seal is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 […]

  • Privy Seal

    English Law: Privy Seal in the Past A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal. 2 Inst. 554. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about privy seal is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 […]

  • Pannel

    Scottish Law: Pannel in the Past A person, accused of a crime; one indicted. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about pannel is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, […]

  • V

    Concept of V Traditional meaning of v [1] in the English common law history: For vide, I.; see; and versus, against. V. C: Vice-Chancellor. V. R.: for Victoria regina, I.: Victoria, Queen. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of […]