Author: Rithy Kim
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Assent Procedure
Meaning of Assent ProcedureIn the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Assent Procedure : A procedure introduced by the Single European Act 1986 that gives greater powers to the *European Parliament over the unelected European Commission. It […]
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Building Scheme
English Legal System: Building SchemeIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Building Scheme : A defined area of land sold by a single vendor in plots for (or following) development, each plot being sold subject to similar *restrictive […]
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Group Action
English Legal System: Group ActionIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Group Action : A procedure in which a large number of claims arising out of the same event, or against the same defendant, are dealt with together (e.g. proceedings […]
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Calderbank Offer
English Legal System: Calderbank OfferIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Calderbank Offer : (Calderbank letter, Calderbank offer) Formerly, a letter sent by one party to a civil action, in which a remedy other than debt or damages is […]
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Account of Profits
English Legal System: Account of ProfitsIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Account of Profits : A remedy that a claimant can claim as an alternative to damages in certain circumstances, e.g. in an action for breach of *copyright. A […]
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Chain of Representation
English Legal System: Chain of RepresentationIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Chain of Representation : (chain of executorship, chain of representation) A rule under the Administration of Estates Act 1925 by which the executor of […]
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Defective Equipment
English Legal System: Defective EquipmentIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Defective Equipment : An employer’s duty to provide his employees with a safe system of work, so far as is reasonably practicable, includes the provision […]
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Defective Products
ResourcesSee AlsoSee products liability.
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Crystallization
English Legal System: CrystallizationIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Crystallization : An event or a condition that is complied with, causing a floating *charge to stop ‘floating’ over a company’s fluctuating assets […]
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Case Management Conference
English Legal System: Case Management ConferenceIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Case Management Conference : Under the *Civil Procedure Rules, a central feature of *case management at which the judge reviews the progress of the case […]
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Costs Officer
English Legal System: Costs OfficerIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Costs Officer : The judge or officer of the court who determines the amount of costs payable in a detailed *assessment of costs. The costs officer may be a costs […]
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E-Conveyancing
English Legal System: E-ConveyancingIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of E-Conveyancing : See electronic conveyancing.
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City Code
English Legal System: City Code On Takeovers And MergersIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers : A body of rules regulating those engaged in the conduct of *takeovers and *mergers of public companies. It […]
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Clerk to the Justices
English Legal System: Clerk To The JusticesIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Clerk To The Justices : (clerk to the justices, justices’ clerk, magistrates’ clerk) A person who has a five-year magistrates’ court […]
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Counsellors of State
English Legal System: Counsellors of StateIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Counsellors of State : Persons appointed under the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953 to exercise royal functions while the sovereign is ill (but not totally […]