Tag: QU

  • Questions for Short Debate

    Questions for Short Debate Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament In the House of Lords a Member may ask a question at the end of the day's business, or during the dinner break, and allow a short debate ending with a government reply. These were called 'unstarred questions' prior to […]

  • Questions

    Questions (Parliamentary) Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament A Parliamentary Question (PQ) is a question put formally to a government minister about a matter they are responsible for by an Member of Parliament or a member of the Lords. PQs may be asked orally – during ministerial question […]

  • Quashing

    Definition of Quashing The quashing of the conviction means that the defendant walks away free.

  • Qualifying Test

    Qualifying test in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Online tests designed to assess candidates' ability to perform in a judicial role. Tests involve analysing case studies, identifying issues and applying the law. They are used in the majority of exercises and are usually […]

  • Qualifying Test

    Qualifying test in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Online tests designed to assess candidates' ability to perform in a judicial role. Tests involve analysing case studies, identifying issues and applying the law. They are used in the majority of exercises and are usually […]

  • Qualifying Law Degree

    Definition of Qualifying Law Degree This means that the degree needs to cover certain essential areas of the law.

  • Quiet Enjoyment

    Quiet Enjoyment defined Case Law A selected English Real Property Law Case in relation with quiet enjoymentdefined may be: Shebelle Enterprises v The Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Ltd [2013] EWHC 948, [2013] PLSCS 78 Year of the above case: 2013

  • Qualified Privilege

    Definition of Qualified Privilege This is a defence to a claim for defamation. As the name suggests it is not a complete or absolute defence.

  • Quarter Sessions

    Quarter Sessions History Courts held in each county or county borough in England and Wales at least four times a year until 1972. Comprised of two or more Justices of the Peace, a Chairman and a Jury, they heard crimes requiring the presence of a jury but not the most serious crimes.

  • Quantum Meruit

    Quantum Meruit in Contract Law According to Questions & Answers Law of Contract: Law Revision and Study Guide (Law Questions & Answers, Oxford University Press), by Adrian Chandler and Ian Brown, Quantum Meruit may have the following meaning: see quasi-contract – n. A field of law covering […]

  • Quo Warranto

    Introduction to Quo Warranto Quo Warranto (Latin, by what warrant), in law, in the United Kingdom and the United States, title of a special proceeding by which the state or an aggrieved individual begins an action to inquire into the right of an individual or corporation to hold a particular […]

  • Quality Investigator Evaluation

    The Quality Investigator Evaluation See an article about this topic in Legal Magazine by the same author. Related Entries Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates Bar History of the Law Society Accountants

  • Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates

    Quality assurance scheme for advocates There has been some concern about the quality of advocacy in the courts. The quality of some solicitor advocates has been questioned, particularly by barristers. Lord Carter produced a report in 2006 in which he stated that market forces alone can no […]