Tag: BE
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Before and After the Wolfenden Report
Before and after the Wolfenden Report: UK Legal History Homosexuality in the 1950s At the beginning of the 1950s, homosexual acts were still considered by law to be criminal offences. The number of convictions rose rapidly in the immediate post-war period as the Home Office pursued prosecution […]
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Benchmarking
Benchmarking in North Ireland Benchmarking provides a snapshot of performance and helps you understand where you are in relation to a particular standard. It is based on a comparative methodology i.e. comparing one organisation's performance against another over a specific time frame.
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Beyond All Reasonable Doubt
Definition of Beyond All Reasonable Doubt The jury must be satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty before they can reach such a verdict.
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Beyond All Reasonable Doubt
Definition of Beyond All Reasonable Doubt The jury must be satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty before they can reach such a verdict.
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Bevin Boys
Bevin Boys History 48,000 conscripted men, aged 18-25, who were ordered to work in coal mines instead of joining the armed forces from December 1943. Coal mining lost 36,000 workers to the armed forces, and 10% of male conscripts were made to work in coal mining, often until 1948.
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Bequest
Definition of Bequest In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bequest : A gift by will of property other than land. Compare devise. See legacy. Definition of Bequest A gift of personal property (i.e. Jewellery, money).
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Benevolent Purposes
Definition of Benevolent Purposes In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Benevolent Purposes : Purposes that are for the public good but not necessarily charitable. They are wider than *philanthropic purposes. See charitable trust.
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Benevolent Purposes
Definition of Benevolent Purposes In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Benevolent Purposes : Purposes that are for the public good but not necessarily charitable. They are wider than *philanthropic purposes. See charitable trust.
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Bench Warrant
Definition of Bench Warrant In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bench Warrant : A warrant for the arrest of a person who has failed to attend court when summoned or subpoenaed to do so or against whom an order of committal for contempt of court has been…
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Bench Warrant
Definition of Bench Warrant In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bench Warrant : A warrant for the arrest of a person who has failed to attend court when summoned or subpoenaed to do so or against whom an order of committal for contempt of court has been…
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Bequeath
Definition of Bequeath In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bequeath : To dispose by will of property other than land. Compare devise.
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Bequeath
Definition of Bequeath In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bequeath : To dispose by will of property other than land. Compare devise.
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Beveridge Report
Beveridge Report History A very influential report on Social Insurance and Allied Services in 1942, which identified five evils: want, ignorance, disease, squalor and idleness. It recommended a compulsory system of state insurance (to which employers, employees and the state would contribute) […]
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Beddoe Order
Definition of Beddoe Order In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Beddoe Order : (from the case re Beddoe (1892)) An order made by the court granting trustees permission to bring or defend an action. The order protects the trustees against claims by the […]
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Best-Evidence Rule
Definition of Best-Evidence Rule In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Best-Evidence Rule : A rule requiring that a party must call the best evidence that the nature of the case will allow. Formerly of central importance, in modern law it is largely confined […]