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  • Access To The Court

    Access to the court Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: General Approach, Hearings in Court, Telephone Hearings, Paper Applications, E-mail Communications, Video Conferencing, Contacting the Technology and Construction Court out of […]

  • Access To The Court

    Access to the court Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: General Approach, Hearings in Court, Telephone Hearings, Paper Applications, E-mail Communications, Video Conferencing, Contacting the Technology and Construction Court out of […]

  • Interlocutor

    Concept of Interlocutor Traditional meaning of interlocutor [1] in scots law: An order or decree of court. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Interlocutor”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United […]

  • Rectory

    English Law: Rectory in the Past Corporeal real property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia), consisting of a church, glebe lands and tithes. 1 Chit. Pr. 163. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information […]

  • Artistic Work

    Concept of Artistic Work in IP Law [rtbs name=”intellectual-property-law”]Lambert defined artistic work as follows: S.4 (1) of the CDPA defines an artistic work as a graphic work, photograph, sculpture or collage, irrespective of artistic quality, a work of architecture being a building or a […]

  • Sedition

    Scottish Law: Sedition in the Past In the Scotch law, sedition is either verbal or real. Verbal is inferred from the uttering of words tending to create discord between the king and his people; real sedition is generally committed by convocating together any considerable number of people, […]

  • Sedition

    Scottish Law: Sedition in the Past In the Scotch law, sedition is either verbal or real. Verbal is inferred from the uttering of words tending to create discord between the king and his people; real sedition is generally committed by convocating together any considerable number of people, […]

  • Charter-land

    English Law: Charter-land in the Past Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services and it differed in nothing from free socage land. It was also called bookland. 2 Bl. Com. 90. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, […]

  • Charter-land

    English Law: Charter-land in the Past Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services and it differed in nothing from free socage land. It was also called bookland. 2 Bl. Com. 90. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, […]

  • Sovereign

    English Law: Sovereign in the Past The name of a gold coin of Great Britain (the countries of England, Scotland and Wales) (see more about the British legal system here) of the value of one pound sterling. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this […]

  • Sovereign

    English Law: Sovereign in the Past The name of a gold coin of Great Britain (the countries of England, Scotland and Wales) (see more about the British legal system here) of the value of one pound sterling. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this […]

  • Dittay

    Concept of Dittay Traditional meaning of dittay [1] in scots law: The matter or charge of an indictment or criminal information. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Dittay”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]

  • Hafne Courts

    Concept of Hafne Courts Traditional meaning of hafne courts [1] in the English common law history: Haven courts; old courts in English seaports. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Hafne Courts”, […]

  • Hafne Courts

    Concept of Hafne Courts Traditional meaning of hafne courts [1] in the English common law history: Haven courts; old courts in English seaports. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Hafne Courts”, […]

  • Wergild Or Weregild

    English Old Law: Wergild or Weregild in the Past The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was needd to pay, instead of receiving other punishment. 4 Bl. Com. 188. See, for the etymology of this word and a tariff which was paid for the murder of…