UK Law

Tag: VO

  • Volenti Non Fit Injuria

    Definition of Volenti Non Fit Injuria Assumption of risk – the defence to a tort claim if what has happened to the plaintiff is something he should have reasonably expected. Volenti non fit injuria in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Volenti non fit injuria from the University of Kent: […]

  • Voluntary Agencies in the Prevention of Destitution

    The Sphere of Voluntary Agencies in the Prevention of Destitution and the Majority Report of the Royal Commission of 1905-1909 In this issue about the sphere of voluntary agencies in the prevention of destitution, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Both the Majority Report […]

  • Vote

    Company: Classes of share The right to vote Find under this subsection information about The right to vote in relation to Company: Classes of share.

  • Voluntary Winding-up

    Voluntary Company Winding-up: Introduction

  • Voting

    Company Meetings: Voting

  • Vote Bundle

    Vote Bundle Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Vote Bundle is the hard-copy set of daily Commons business papers that is distributed to Members of the Parliament by the Vote Office. It includes: the agenda for that day, the minutes of the previous day's sitting, any new motions, […]

  • Votes and Proceedings

    Votes and Proceedings Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Votes and Proceedings is the official record of each sitting day in the Commons. It lists the events and decisions of the day including the results of any divisions, any papers presented or committees appointed. At the end of the […]

  • Void

    Definition of Void or Void Ab Initio Not legally binding.

  • Voidable

    Definition of Voidable It is important to be able to distinguish between contracts which are void and contracts which are voidable.

  • Vote of Confidence

    Vote of confidence Meaning in Politics Description of Vote of confidence published by Mona Chalabi: Votes of confidence in a government's ability to govern are pretty rare, but it's quite possible that another one would happen after this election, especially if there's a minority […]

  • Voluntary Manslaughter

    Definition of Voluntary Manslaughter Defendant has the mens rea of murder or the intention to kill or cause gbh, but extenuating circumstances may reduce his blameworthiness.

  • Voluntary Organisations

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

  • Voidable Contract

    Voidable Contract 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, Voidable Contract may have the following meaning: A contract that, though valid when made, is […]

  • Void Contract

    Void Contract 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, Void Contract may have the following meaning: A contract that has no legal force from the moment of […]