List in United Kingdom

Concep of List in Procedural Law

In this context, a short definition of List may be the following: Cases are allocated to different lists depending on the subject matter of the case. The lists are used for administrative purposes and may also have their own procedures and judges.

Concept of List

The following is an old definition of List [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A catalogue, roll, or statement, more or less orderly in arrangement, of names, causes, issues, etc. Compare Calendar. Argument list. Consists of causes for argument on issues Of law. See Argument. Call list. See Call. Civil list. (1) A statement of civil causes. Criminal list. A list of criminal cases. (2) The civil officers of a government; also, appropriations to support such officers; in England, the expenses of the sovereign’s household. Jury list. A calendar of the jurors summoned, or in attendance upon a court. Trial list. A calendar of causes ready for trial by jury. See also Lloyd’s List; Subscription

Alternative Meaning

A schedule of the polls and ratable estate of the inhabitants upon which taxes are to be assessed. The same as “grand list.” A list that represents real estate may answer the requirement of a statute. Listed. Said of the persons or property so noted or enumerated. Lister. The person whose business is to prepare such formal statements. Compare Enlistment; Inventout; Register.

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Notes and References

1. Meaning of List provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)