UK Law

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  • Golden Share

    Resources See Also See share.

  • Good Character

    Good character in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England JAC is required to select people who are of good character. The application form asks candidates to declare any criminal offences, or issues of professional conduct or financial matters. Full guidance is available. The […]

  • Golden Hello

    Definition of Golden Hello In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Golden Hello : A lump-sum payment to entice an employee of senior level to join a new employer. Whether or not the payment is tax-free depends on the nature of the payment.

  • Good Faith

    Definition of Good Faith In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Good Faith : Honesty. An act carried out in good faith is one carried out honestly. Good faith is implied by law into certain contracts, such as those relating to commercial agency. See also […]

  • Government Department

    Definition of Government Department In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Government Department : An organ of central government responsible for a particular sphere of public administration (e.g. the Treasury). It is staffed by permanent civil servants and […]

  • Golden Handshake

    Definition of Golden Handshake In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Golden Handshake : A payment, usually very large, made to a director or other senior executive who is forced to retire before the expiry of an employment contract (e.g. because of a […]

  • Government Circulars

    Definition of Government Circulars In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Government Circulars : Documents circulated by government departments on behalf of ministers, setting out principles and practices for the exercise of ministerial powers delegated to […]

  • Good Consideration

    Resources See Also See consideration.

  • Godfrey Huggins

    Sir Godfrey Huggins History Briton who emigrated to Southern Rhodesia and entered politics. Became Prime Minister in 1933 and served for 23 years. Strong advocate of the Central African Federation, with white minority rule, became the Federation's first prime minister in 1953. Made a […]

  • Government-In-Exile

    Definition of Government-In-Exile In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Government-In-Exile : A government established outside its territorial jurisdictio Following the German defeat of Poland in 1939, the Polish government transferred its operations to […]

  • Governor-General

    Introduction to Governor-General Governor-General, representative of the British sovereign in those countries of the Commonwealth of Nations that do not have another head of state. The governor-general carries out the functions of the Crown in the absence of the monarch. (1) Resources Notes […]