Tag: DI

  • Disciplinary Procedure

    Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name=”money-laundering-supervision”]This section covers the following: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Sanctioning policy […]

  • Dispone

    Concept of Dispone Traditional meaning of dispone [1] in scots law: To grant; to convey. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Dispone”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term […]

  • Dispone

    Concept of Dispone Traditional meaning of dispone [1] in scots law: To grant; to convey. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Dispone”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term […]

  • Doctors Commons

    English Law: Doctors Commons in the Past A building in London used for a college of civilians. Here the judge of the court of arches, the judge of the admiralty and the judge of the court of Canterbury, with other eminent civilians, reside. Commons signifies, in old English, pittance or […]

  • Discharge

    Definition of Discharge In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Discharge : Release from an obligation, debt, or liability, particularly the following. 1. Discharge of contract (see here the entry about this topic). 2. The release of a debtor from all […]

  • Impressment

    Concept of Impressment Traditional meaning of impressment [1] in the English common law history: Seizing mariners for the King’s service; see 1st Book (“The Rights of Persons”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 420. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and […]

  • Election Petitions Court

    The Election Petitions Court Name The Election Petitions Court 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 Election Petitions Court in the […]

  • Distress Infinite

    English Law: Distress Infinite in the Past A process commanding the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to distrain a person from time to time and continually afterwards, by taking his goods by way of pledge, to enforce the performance of something due from the party […]

  • Disabled People

    Disabled people in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Disabled people in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: persons with a physical, hearing or sight impairment which affects their mobility or their use of buildings.

  • Dictum

    Definition of Dictum In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Dictum : (Latin: a saying) An observation by a judge with respect to a point of law arising in a case before him. See also obiter dictum. Dictum in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Dictum from…

  • Dissents

    Quorum/Dissents in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Arbitral Decisions/Awards in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of quorum/dissents.

  • Disclosure By Arbitrators

    Disclosure by Arbitrators in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of disclosure by arbitrators .

  • Disclosure By Arbitrators

    Disclosure by Arbitrators in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of disclosure by arbitrators .

  • Dissentiente

    Dissentiente in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Dissentiente from the University of Kent: Differing in opinion’ – Dissenting from one’s brother judges and making a speech to this effect. It is often abbreviated to ‘diss’ in citations of cases. Resources See Also Legal Latin Maxims Legal […]

  • Divisional Court

    Definition of Divisional Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Divisional Court : A court consisting of not less than two judges of one of the Divisions of the High Court. There are Divisional Courts of each of the Divisions. Their function is to hear […]