Glossary of terms

There is a statutory disciplinary procedure which must be followed by all employers and employees

A document which denies legal responsibility

Providing information to both the court and to the other party

Notice given by the Court, on instruction by the claimant, that they no longer wish to proceed with the case

Mutual exchange of evidence and all relevant information held by each party relating to the case

This is a trust where the beneficiaries and/or their entitlements to the trust fund are not fixed, but are instead determined by the criteria set out in the trust instrument by the settlor

Less favourable treatment of one or more members of a specified group

To make order or decision that a claim be ceased

See Liquidation

This is an agreement which regulates the commercial terms whereby one party, the Supplier supplies goods and/or services to another party, the Distributor, for resale in a specified territory

Judges whose duties involve hearing applications made within proceedings and final hearings

The profit of trading divided among the members in proportion to their shares and in accordance with their rights as shareholders

Enclosure in the Criminal Court for the defendant on trial

The country in which a person is normally resident

The land which enjoys the benefit of the easement.

Digital Rights Management - a system designed to prevent illegal copying of music

An investigation undertaken to assess the strengths and weaknesses of an intellectual property right

A duty to take reasonable care not to cause physical, psychiatric or economic loss or harm