Tag: Councils

  • Counsel

    Definition of Counsel In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Counsel : A barrister, barristers collectively, or anyone advising and representing litigants. Counsel Meaning Counsel in Scottish Law Advocates who act for the prosecution and the defence. Counsel […]

  • Council on Tribunals

    Definition of Council On Tribunals In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council On Tribunals : A body appointed under the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 to report on the functioning and advise on the procedure of the more important administrative […]

  • Council Housing

    Definition of Council Housing In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council Housing : Residential accommodation provided for renting by local authorities (primarily by district and London borough councils, who, as housing authorities, have a general […]

  • Council of Legal Education

    Definition of Council of Legal Education In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council of Legal Education : A body established by the four *Inns of Court to supervise the education and examination of students for the Bar of England and Wales. It administered […]

  • Counsellors of State

    Definition of Counsellors of State In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Counsellors of State : Persons appointed under the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953 to exercise royal functions while the sovereign is ill (but not totally incapacitated, in which case the […]

  • Council of the Inns of Court

    Definition of Council of The Inns of Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council of The Inns of Court : A body, comprising representatives of the four *Inns of Court, the *Bar Council, and the Inns of Court and Bar Educational Trust (See Council of […]

  • Council of the Inns of Court

    Definition of Council of The Inns of Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council of The Inns of Court : A body, comprising representatives of the four *Inns of Court, the *Bar Council, and the Inns of Court and Bar Educational Trust (See Council of […]

  • Council Tax

    Definition of Council Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council Tax : A form of local tax levied on all private households (with some exceptions) to contribute to the cost of local government. It was introduced by the Local Government Finance Act […]

  • Council Tax

    Definition of Council Tax In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Council Tax : A form of local tax levied on all private households (with some exceptions) to contribute to the cost of local government. It was introduced by the Local Government Finance Act […]

  • Councillor

    Definition of Councillor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Councillor : (in local government) See local authority.