UK Law

Tag: Short Read

  • Declination

    Concept of Declination, Declinature Traditional meaning of declination, declinature [1] in scots law: A Scotch plea to the jurisdiction. Decline: to object to such plea. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, […]

  • Lord Denman's Act

    Concept of Lord Denman’s Act Traditional meaning of lord denman’s act [1] in the English common law history: The 6 & 7 Vict. c. 85, removing the disability of witnesses not parties on ground of interest. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise […]

  • Rules

    English Law: Rules in the Past The rules of the King’s Bench and Fleet are certain limits without the actual walls of the prisons, where the prisoner, on proper security earlierly given to the marshal of the king’s bench or warden of the fleet, may reside; those limits are considered, for all […]

  • Fitzherbert

    Concept of Fitzherbert Traditional meaning of fitzherbert [1] in the English common law history: A law writer, tempo Henry VIII.; author of a Grand Abridgment of the year-books and of the new Natura Brevium [F. N. B.], a treatise on the writs then existing; see REGISTRUM BREVIUM; NATURA […]

  • Personal Poinding

    Scottish Law: Personal Poinding in the Past Poinding of the goods belonging to the debtor; and of those goods only. Developments It may have for its warrant either letters of horning, containing a clause for poinding and then it is executed by messengers; or precepts of poinding, granted by […]

  • Registration Appeal Court

    The Registration Appeal Court Name The Registration Appeal Court is the standarized name of one of the Scottish Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Registration Appeal Court in the Scottish court […]

  • Registration Appeal Court

    The Registration Appeal Court Name The Registration Appeal Court is the standarized name of one of the Scottish Courts (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the Registration Appeal Court in the Scottish court […]

  • Fleet Books

    Concept of Fleet Books Traditional meaning of fleet books [1] in the English common law history: The records of marriages performed in Fleet Prison, London, between 1686 and 1754. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, […]

  • Author

    Concept of Author in IP Law [rtbs name=”intellectual-property-law”]Lambert defined author as follows: The person who creates a copyright work.

  • Bernet

    Concept of Bernet Traditional meaning of bernet [1] in the Saxon law history: Arson; any capital offence. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name=”saxon-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, […]

  • Intellectual Property Strategy

    Concept of Intellectual property strategy in IP Law [rtbs name=”intellectual-property-law”]Lambert defined intellectual property strategy as follows: Using IP law as a tool to achieve a business objective

  • Intellectual Property Strategy

    Concept of Intellectual property strategy in IP Law [rtbs name=”intellectual-property-law”]Lambert defined intellectual property strategy as follows: Using IP law as a tool to achieve a business objective

  • Prior Art

    Concept of Prior Art in IP Law [rtbs name=”intellectual-property-law”]Lambert defined prior art as follows: Sometimes called “the state of the art.”  Defined by s.2 (2) of the Patents Act 1977 “as all matter (whether a product, a process, information about either, or anything else) which has […]

  • Code Of Laws

    Concept of Dombec, Domboc, Sax Traditional meaning of dombec, domboc, sax [1] in the English common law history: A code of laws; the Dome-book, a code of laws and precedents compiled under King Alfred. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law […]

  • Great Charter

    English Law: Great Charter in the Past The name of the charter granted by the English King John, securing to the English people their main liberties; magna charta. (see this concept in the corresponding entry on this reference) [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources […]