Legal Articles

a Latin phrase for no one is above the law.

the term that is given to the defence that raises no issue of the facts in the case.

the term given to the time a person has to make an insurance claim.

the name that is given to a person who is dependent on a narcotic drug and will suffer withdrawals if he stops taking the drug.

the term given to the implied notice that is subject to contradiction.

a notice to whom it may concern that is given to the general public.

a Latin phrase for the return of a sheriff’s writ or summons when the person cannot be found.

the term given to a fixed investment trust that can only buy securities listed when the trust was organised.

the term that is given to the notice in a record that is not in writing.

the term given to a divorce that does not need to find out if any misconduct has occurred.

the term that is a statement in a pleading recognising that notice has been given.

the term that is used for an offense resulting from negligent behaviour.

a term that applies to the inferred or the implied notice that can’t be contradicted legally.

The name given to a notice that is given personally, either in writing or spoken directly to the person involved in the legal matter.

the term used for the regulations and the rules that govern the people who are in the navy.

a Latin phrase for the situation where a jury decides the case in favour of one party but the judge reverses the jury’s decision.

See amendments to the constitution.

the name of a federal act that makes it unlawful to buy, dispense and sell some narcotic drugs without a federal license.

a term used to describe an injury or illness that is not as a result of working.

The name that is given to the organization created by the US constitution where the reserve members of the armed service can be called into action.