Category: Procedure Law
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Jury
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 […]
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Chambers
Definition of Chambers In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Chambers : 1. The offices occupied by a barrister or group of barristers. (The term is also used for the group of barristers practising from a set of chambers.) 2. The private office of a […]
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Handbooks of Procedure
Treatises and Handbooks of Procedure and Pleading Handbooks of Procedure and Medieval Law Handbooks of Procedure and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Consuetudines Diversarum Curiarum . The Selden Society (SS), 60 for 1941. […]
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Law Reports under William
This issue under the Ruling of William of England Year Books and other Reports Law Reports under William and Medieval Law Law Reports under William and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita […]
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Stare Decisis
Definition of Stare Decisis The doctrine of judicial precedent is based upon the latin maxim ‘stare decisis et non quieta movere’. Stare decisis in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Stare decisis from the University of Kent: ‘To stand by things decided’ – A maxim expressing the underlying […]
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Jurisdiction
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 […]
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William Ballantine
William Ballantine (1812-1887), English serjeant-at-law, was born in London on the 3rd of January 1812, being the son of a London police-magistrate. He was educated at St Paul’s school, and called to the bar in 1834. He began in early life a varied acquaintance with dramatic and literary […]
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Joinder
History Joinder, in English law, a term used in several connexions. Joinder of causes of action is the uniting in the same action several causes of action. Save in actions for the recovery of land and in actions by a trustee in bankruptcy a plaintiff may without leave join in one […]
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Court of King’s Bench
History Court of King’s Bench, in England, one of the superior courts of common law. This court, the most ancient of English courts—in its correct legal title, “the court of the king before the king himself,” coram ipso rege—is far older than parliament itself, for it can be traced back […]
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Summary Offences
Definition of Summary Offences Offences of a more minor nature which are usually tried in the magistrates’ court. History Summary trials Justices of the peace may under many statutes convict in a summary manner (without the intervention of a jury) for offences of minor importance. […]
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Summary Offences
Definition of Summary Offences Offences of a more minor nature which are usually tried in the magistrates’ court. History Summary trials Justices of the peace may under many statutes convict in a summary manner (without the intervention of a jury) for offences of minor importance. […]
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Abuse of Process
Definition of Abuse of Process In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abuse of Process : A tort where damage is caused by using a legal process for an ulterior collateral purpose. (See also malicious prosecution). Actions that are obviously frivolous, […]
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Costs in the Case
Definition of Costs in the Case In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs in The Case : An order for costs made in *interim proceedings (interlocutory proceedings) by which the costs of the hearing in question are payable in accordance with the order for […]
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Entrapment
Definition of Entrapment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Entrapment : Deliberately trapping a person into committing a crime in order to secure his conviction, as by offering to buy drugs. English courts do not recognize a defence of entrapment as […]