Tag: Legal Practice Terms

  • House of Lords

    Resources See Also Further Reading House of Lords in the Encyclopedia of Britain House of Lords in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary House of Lords in the Halsbury's Laws of England House of Lords in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases House of Lords in the […]

  • Damages

    Definition of Damages The award by court or prior mutual agreement for a breach of contract. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Damages : A sum of money awarded by a court as compensation for a tort or a breach of contract. Damages are usually a […]

  • Damages

    Definition of Damages The award by court or prior mutual agreement for a breach of contract. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Damages : A sum of money awarded by a court as compensation for a tort or a breach of contract. Damages are usually a […]

  • Crown Court

    Definition of Crown Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court : A court created by the Courts Act 1971 to take over the jurisdiction formerly exercised by *assizes and *quarter sessions, which were abolished by the same Act. It is part of the […]

  • Crown Court

    Definition of Crown Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court : A court created by the Courts Act 1971 to take over the jurisdiction formerly exercised by *assizes and *quarter sessions, which were abolished by the same Act. It is part of the […]

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Definition of Alternative Dispute Resolution A generic term describing various methods used to resolve disputes out of court. Concep of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Alternative Dispute Resolution may be the following: Collective […]

  • 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 […]

  • Case Management

    Definition of Case Management In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Case Management : Under the *Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), the new procedure for managing civil cases, as proposed in Lord Woolf s Access to Justice (Final Report) 1996. Under the new regime, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tenure

    Definition of Tenure A right of holding or occupying land for a certain period of time. Tenure and Medieval Law Tenure and Legal History Meaning of Tenure The following is an old definition of Tenure [1]: Holding; possession. See Tenere. Tenure of land. The manner of possessing land held of a […]

  • Tenure

    Definition of Tenure A right of holding or occupying land for a certain period of time. Tenure and Medieval Law Tenure and Legal History Meaning of Tenure The following is an old definition of Tenure [1]: Holding; possession. See Tenere. Tenure of land. The manner of possessing land held of a […]

  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

    Resources See Also Further Reading Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Encyclopedia of Britain Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Halsbury's Laws of England Criminal Injuries […]

  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

    Resources See Also Further Reading Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Encyclopedia of Britain Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the Halsbury's Laws of England Criminal Injuries […]

  • Theft

    Introduction The Theft Acts There is more information about The Theft Acts in the main entry about this section. The Fraud Act 2006 There is more information about The Fraud Act 2006 in the main entry about this section. Stealing under the Theft Act There is more information about […]