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ACAS 

 

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

 

Software which is no longer being maintained, released or supported by the manufacturer

Abet 

 

To counsel, procure or command someone to commit a crime

 

This is when a court takes no further action against an offender, although their offence and discharge will appear on their criminal record

 

The entitlement to the item of property which is not limited by any other person’s interest

 

This is a summary of all legal documents which relate to a property

 

This is "something so unfair and wrong that the court should not allow a prosecutor to proceed with what is in all other respect a regular proceeding" (Hui Chi-Ming v R)

 

The unconditional agreement to an offer

 

The person who has allegedly committed a criminal offence

 

This must be filed by a defendant if they are unable to file their defence within a specified period or if they wish to dispute the jurisdiction of a court

 

This is where a sudden burst of sound can temporarily or even permanently damage the eardrum and cause excruciating pain

 

This is the purchase of one company by another without a merger occuring

 

The discharge of a defendant following a verdict or direction of "not guilty"

Act 

 

Act of Parliament - primary legislation enacted by Parliament

Action 

 

Proceedings issued in the County or High Court. (Now known as Claim)

 

The act of committing a crime

 

This is where one party will accept the delivery or service of legal documents

 

The temporary suspension of the hearing of a case

 

Judgment or decision in a case

 

This is a court order which requires a debtor to pay money to the court, which then distributes it amongst any creditors

 

Part of the High Court which deals with Judicial Review

 

A person appointed by the Court to manage the estate of a deceased person

 

(Evidence) which is allowed to be used in a Court

 

The court order when a child is adopted

 

The system of justice used in British courts for trying to get at the truth, based upon argument between two sides

 

This is the process which results in the acquisition of legal title of land, without actually paying for it

 

Someone (generally a Barrister or Solicitor) who represents a party in a Court hearing

 

A written statement which is confirmed on oath or by affirmation

Affirm 

 

Alternative to swearing a document on oath to promise that it is true.

 

This is an agreement which allows one party (the Agent) to sell products (goods or services) on behalf of another (the Principal) in return for commission payments.

Agent 

 

Someone who is appointed to act on behalf of another party, the principal

 

This is issued to all parties after a defence has been filed, and is used to decide which track the case will be allocated to

 

This is the collective term for the ways in which parties can settle civil disputes without the need for a formal court hearing

 

A will which can still be changed because the settlor is alive

 

A company must hold a meeting of shareholders once each calendar year

Annul 

 

To declare no longer valid

 

This requires a defendant to allow a claimant’s solicitors to search the defendant's premises and remove all items covered by the order. These are now known as Search Orders.

Appeal 

 

An application to a higher court for a review of the decision of a lower court

 

Person who instigates an Appeal

 

The person who is bringing the proceedings to Court

 

The process of using an independent third party, agreed by both sides, to settle disputes without going to court

 

A document which is required to incorporate a UK company

 

Exposure to cancer-causing asbestos (in the workplace)

Assent 

 

A formal document which is required when transferring ownership to a person who is entitled to the property following the death of the owner

Assets 

 

Any property or rights which do not inlclude land or interest in land

 

A party to legal proceedings who is receiving legal aid

 

An order which directs a Debtor's employer to regularly deduct an amount from their earnings for payment to the Court

Author 

 

The programmer (or their employer) of a software package

 

Shares which are available to be issued

Award 

 

The amount of damages assessed by a Court
 
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