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Uberrimae Fidei
Definition of Uberrimae Fidei Latin for 'utmost good faith'.Ubiquity
Concept of Ubiquity The following is an old definition of Ubiquity [1], a term which has several meanings:1. Presence throughout a dominion or jurisdiction. The king, politically, is the fountain of justice, the steward who dispenses justice to wh?m it is due. A consequence of this prerogative [...]UK Intellectual Property Office
The UK Intellectual Property Office Name The UK Intellectual Property Office 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 UK Intellectual [...]UK Milestone Cases
List of UK Milestone Cases Tort Law Milestone Cases Tax Law Milestone Cases Property Law Milestone Cases Northern Ireland Legal System Milestone Cases Northern Ireland Land Law Milestone Cases Immigration and Asylum Law Milestone Cases Human Rights (ECHR) Milestone Cases Family Law [...]UKIP
UKIP Meaning in Politics Description of UKIP published by Mona Chalabi: Founded in 1993, the United Kingdom Independence Party is the most right-wing party to have seats in Parliament. The party has gained support from an increasingly Euroskeptic British electorate largely by campaigning on a [...]Ulster
Ulster History Traditionally the nine most northerly counties in Ireland, mainly protestant in religion. Since 1920 six of the nine counties - Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone - have formed Northern Ireland, remaining part of the UK, following the establishment of the [...]Ultimus Haeres
Definition of Ultimus Haeres A latin phrase meaning 'last or ultimate heir'.Ultra Vires
Articles of Association: The objects of the company Reforming the ultra vires doctrine Find under this subsection information about Reforming the ultra vires doctrine in relation to Articles of Association: The objects of the company. Articles of Association: The objects of the company The [...]Uncuth
Concept of Uncuth Traditional meaning of uncuth [1] in the Saxon law history: Unknown; a guest on his first night; Agenhine. 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, [...]Undertaking
Definition of Acknowledgment And Undertaking In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acknowledgment And Undertaking : Confirmation in a *title deed that a person may see and have copies of relevant deeds not in his possession (acknowledgment), with a promise [...]Undervalue
Company Liquidation: Transactions at an undervalue (s238)Unemployment
Resources See Also Further Reading Unemployment in the Encyclopedia of Britain Unemployment in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Unemployment in the Halsbury's Laws of England Unemployment in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Unemployment in the Jowitt's [...]Unemployment Assistance Board
Unemployment Assistance Board (Uab) History Set up by the 1934 Unemployment Act, as a result of the Royal Commission on Unemployment 1930-32, to implement the household means test. The means test took the wages and assets of all family members were into account before any unemployment [...]Unenforceable Contract
Definition of Unenforceable Contracts Are those contracts which are valid but are unenforceable.Unfair Prejudice
Minority protection in Company Law Refine your research by picking one of the below sections, including the The statutory remedies. The statutory remedies Companies Act : Unfair prejudice Find under this subsection information about Companies Act : Unfair prejudice in relation to The statutory [...]Unfit to Plead
Definition of Unfit To Plead the term does not just cover the issue of the defendant being fit to enter a plea but also if he has the capacity to undergo a trial.Unilateral Contract
Unilateral Contract in Contract Law According to Questions & Answers Law of Contract: Law Revision and Study Guide (Law Questions & Answers, Oxford University Press), by Adrian Chandler and Ian Brown, Unilateral Contract may have the following meaning: A contract in which one party (the [...]Unintentional Defamation
Definition of Unintentional Defamation Operates as a response to an action in defamation where the defendant is unaware of the defamatory nature of remarks made.Union of South Africa
Union Of South Africa History Dominion of the British Empire, 1910, joining the British colonies - Cape Colony and Natal - with the Boer colonies - Transvaal and the Orange Free State, to try to heal the wounds of the Boer War.United Nations
Resources See Also Further Reading United Nations in the Encyclopedia of Britain United Nations in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary United Nations in the Halsbury's Laws of England United Nations in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases United Nations in the [...]University Courts
University Courts and Medieval Law University Courts 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, Joseph H. A Bibliography of [...]University Courts under Edward Iv
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward I of England V University Courts under Edward IV and Medieval Law University Courts under Edward IV and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Salter, Herbert E., ed. Registrum Cancellarii [...]University of the Air
University Of The Air History Name of the 1964 Labour Government project that became the Open University. Rather than create more new universities it was decided to use the new technology to create a 'distance' university using a mixture of local centres for tuition and support, and [...]Universtity Courts under Henry Vi
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry V of England I Universtity Courts under Henry VI and Medieval Law Universtity Courts under Henry VI and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Salter, Herbert E., ed. Registrum Cancellarii [...]Unlawful
Concept of Spulzie, Spuilzie Traditional meaning of spulzie, spuilzie [1] in scots law: Unlawful taking and carrying away of goods. [rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, "Spulzie, Spuilzie", Boston: Little, [...]Unlicensed
Concept of Unlicensed in IP Law [rtbs name="intellectual-property-law"]Lambert defined unlicensed as follows: Something that has not been licensed.Unliquidated Damages
Definition of Unliquidated Damages This means that the amount or quantum of the damages claimed is yet to be determined.Unparliamentary
Unparliamentary language Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Unparliamentary language breaks the rules of politeness in the House of Commons Chamber. The Speaker will direct an Member of Parliament who has used unparliamentary language to withdraw it. Refusal to withdraw a comment might lead [...]Unprinted Papers
Unprinted papers Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Unprinted papers are laid before each House but are not ordered to be printed as a House of Commons or a House of Lords Paper. They include a large number of draft statutory instruments, reports of nationalised industries and some [...]Unprotected Zone
Unprotected zone in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Unprotected zone in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: that part of an escape route, which is separated by walls, glazed screens or any other permanent form of demarcation from any space intended for human [...]Unregistered Design Right
Concept of Unregistered Design Right in IP Law [rtbs name="intellectual-property-law"]Lambert defined unregistered design right as follows: A new type of intellectual property right that applies only to the UK and certain dependent territories which arises under Part III of the Copyright, [...]Unregistered Land
Definition of Unregistered Land Land which is not registered at hm land registry.Unreported Cases and BAILII
From BAILII : There is still a restriction on the number of English cases from Divisions of the High Court which can be added to the BAILII database which arises from the fact that the shorthand-writers who transcribe judgments which have been given verbally (as opposed to judgments handed [...]Unsecured Creditors
Payment of the company's debts Unsecured creditors Find under this subsection information about Unsecured creditors in relation to Payment of the company's debts.Unwhipped Vote
Unwhipped vote Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament A free vote - or unwhipped vote - in Parliament is one in which Members of the Parliament or members of the Lords are not put under pressure to vote a certain way by their party leaders. Free votes have traditionally been allowed on ethical [...]Upland Acreage
Upland Acreage History Land used in upland or hilly areas for farming. Usually this land is used for sheep and cattle grazing because the terrain is unsuitable for arable cropping. Animals are sometimes sold to market for meat, or otherwise 'sold on' for fattening elsewhere.Upland Farms
Upland Farms History Farms located in a hilly area, often economically vulnerable and reliant on subsidies from the government, or more recently, the EU, to remain viable. Usually dependent on sheep and grazing because the terrain is unsuited to arable cropping.Upper Tribunal
The Upper Tribunal Name The Upper Tribunal 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 Upper Tribunal in the UK). [rtbs name="courts"]Urban Security
Urban Security in England Daniel Gilling, from the Plymouth University, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime Prevention," under the title "Urban Security in England". Here is the abstract: This paper is submitted to [...]Urgent Questions
Urgent Questions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament An urgent question requires a government minister to come to the House of Commons Chamber and give an immediate answer without prior notice. An Member of Parliament can apply to the Speaker for an urgent question if they think a matter is [...]Use
Concept of Use The following is an old definition of Use [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (verb) To employ, hold, occupy, enjoy, take the benefit of.0 In insurance law, to use a port means to go into a harbor or haven for shelter, commerce, or pleasure, and to derive advantage from [...]Use Clause
Use Clause Defined & Explained Case Law A selected English Real Property Law Case in relation with use clause defined & explained may be: Roadside Group Ltd v Zara Commercial Ltd Year of the above case: 2010Use Of Preliminary Issues As An Adjunct To Alternative Dispute Resolution
Use of Preliminary Issues as an adjunct to Alternative Dispute Resolution in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name="technology-and-construction-court"]Sometimes parties wish to resolve their dispute by Alternative Dispute Resolution, but there is one major issue which is [...]Uses
Uses, in law, equitable or beneficial interests in land. In early law a man could not dis p ose of his estate by will nor could religious houses acquire it. As a method of evading the common law arose the practice of making feoffments to the use of, or upon trust for, persons other than [...]Usual Channels
Usual channels Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The usual channels describes the working relationship of the whips from the different parties and the leaderships of the Government and Opposition parties. The term refers to arrangements and compromises about the running of parliamentary [...]Usurpation
Usurpation and Medieval Law Usurpation and Legal History Resources See Also Medieval Punishment (in this legal Encyclopedia) Deceit (in this legal Encyclopedia) Medieval Lawyer (in this legal Encyclopedia) Punishment (in this legal Encyclopedia) Pleas of the Crown (in this legal [...]Usury
Usury and Medieval Law Usury and Legal History Meaning of Usury The following is an old definition of Usury [1]: Originally, a premium or reward for the use of money, a commodity or other thing. Taking more than the lawful rate of inter- est for the loan or forbearance of money. The taking of [...]Utilities
Resources See Also Further Reading Utilities in the Encyclopedia of Britain Utilities in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Utilities in the Halsbury's Laws of England Utilities in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Utilities in the Jowitt's Dictionary of [...]Utland
Concept of Utland Traditional meaning of utland [1] in the Saxon law history: Outland; the tenemental land without the demesne of a manor. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name="saxon-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary [...]Utter
Concept of Utter Traditional meaning of utter [1] in the Saxon law history: Outer. Utter barristers: the outer barristers, not Queen's counsel or sergeants; without the bar. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name="saxon-law"] Resources Notes and References [...]Utter Barrister
English Law: Utter Barrister in the Past Those barristers who plead without the bar and are distinguished from benchers or those who have been readers and who are allowed to plead within the bar, as the king's counsel are. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The [...]In Perpetual Beta
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