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  • County Court

    County Cour Definition of County Court County courts deal with civil cases and do not have jurisdiction to hear criminal cases. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County Court : Any of the civil courts forming a system covering all of England and […]

  • County Court

    County Cour Definition of County Court County courts deal with civil cases and do not have jurisdiction to hear criminal cases. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County Court : Any of the civil courts forming a system covering all of England and […]

  • Chancellor

    History The chancellor in England In England the office of chancellor dates back to the reign of Edward the Confessor, the first English king to use the Norman practice of sealing instead of signing documents; and from the Norman Conquest onwards the succession of chancellors is […]

  • Barrister

    Definition of Barrister A lawyer who is entitled to represent clients in all of the courts. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Barrister : A legal practitioner admitted to plead at the Bar. A barrister must be a member of one of the four Inns of […]

  • County

    Definition of County In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County : A first-tier *local government area in England (outside Greater London) or Wales. The Local Government Act 1972 created 45 counties for England and 8 for Wales, dividing the former into […]

  • County

    Definition of County In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of County : A first-tier *local government area in England (outside Greater London) or Wales. The Local Government Act 1972 created 45 counties for England and 8 for Wales, dividing the former into […]

  • Copyright

    Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]

  • Copyright

    Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]

  • Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes

    The Constitution of the Court The new court (see history of divorce in Britain and the Act of 1857 and its modification), termed “The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes,” was constituted by the lord chancellor, the chiefs and the senior puisne judges of the three courts of common law, […]

  • Hazardous Substance

    Hazardous Substances in the United Kingdom Hazardous Substances Consent and Land Planning in Scotland Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of a hazardous substance on, over or under land (which includes presence in buildings and on structures) unless the aggregate quantity of the substance present is less than the controlled quantity for that…

  • Radioactive Material

    Radioactive Material Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) waste NORM Waste Regulation in the UK NORM waste is a specific term used in legislation and includes wastes from NORM industrial activities and NORM wastes from the remediation of land contaminated with NORM. Some of the industrial activities generate, or have the potential for generating, NORM wastes.…

  • Radioactive Material

    Radioactive Material Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) waste NORM Waste Regulation in the UK NORM waste is a specific term used in legislation and includes wastes from NORM industrial activities and NORM wastes from the remediation of land contaminated with NORM. Some of the industrial activities generate, or have the potential for generating, NORM wastes.…

  • Prescription Charges

    Prescription Charges Background The United Kingdom is made up of four countries; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Health care across the United Kingdom is universal and free at the point of use however there are charges for some services e.g. prescription medications [3]. In addition approximately 11% of the population have private health insurance…

  • Bureaucracy

      Bureaucracy Administration and central Bureaucracy and self-government must not be regarded as mutually exclusive systems of administration. In all civilised states they supplement one another, although their relative importance is hardly ever in two instances the same. It is a mistake to suppose that there is no self-government in Prussia, in France, or even…

  • Bureaucracy

      Bureaucracy Administration and central Bureaucracy and self-government must not be regarded as mutually exclusive systems of administration. In all civilised states they supplement one another, although their relative importance is hardly ever in two instances the same. It is a mistake to suppose that there is no self-government in Prussia, in France, or even…