Category: Procedure Law
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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 […]
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Civil Courts Structure
The Structure of the courts: Civil Matters Introduction to Civil Courts Structure Other than the limited jurisdiction of the magistrates’ court, mostly concerned with family matters, most unexceptional civil disputes come to the county court. This was created by an Act of Parliament, but […]
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Bail
Definition of Bail This term refers to the practice of releasing a defendant (or accused) from custody until their next appearance in court. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bail : The release by the police, magistrates’ court, or Crown Court of a […]
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Tagcivil Litigation
Resources See Also Further Reading Tagcivil Litigation in the Encyclopedia of Britain Tagcivil Litigation in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Tagcivil Litigation in the Halsbury's Laws of England Tagcivil Litigation in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases […]
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Trover
Trover (0. Fr. trover, to find, mod. trouver), or trover and conversion, the name of a form of action in English law no longer in use, corresponding to the modern action of conversion. It was brought for damages for the detention of a chattel, and differed from detinue in that the latter was […]
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Criminal Litigation
INVESTIGATION AND CHARGE This Section covers: The powers to stop, search and arrest ; Detention and interrogation ; The right to silence at the police station ; Challenging unlawfully and unfairly obtained evidence ; Obtaining identification evidence ; The decision to […]
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History of English Court System
Early History of the English Court System The process of separation of judicial from executive and legislative governmental powers continued during the reign of Edward I with the establishment of the Court of Exchequer as a tribunal having exclusive jurisdiction over revenue cases. See more […]
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Accommodation
Accommodation in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Suing upon a contract, the plaintiff has, except in the case of contracts under seal, to prove a consideration therefore. Bills of […]