Glossary of terms

Terms and clauses implied in a contract by law or custom and practice without actually being stated in the contract

Inclusion or adoption of some term or condition as part of a contract

The formal creation of a company

This is a promise by a third party to pay a debt owed, or repay a loss caused, by another party

A deed or other document binding two or more parties

A written statement of charges made against a defendant who is sent for trial to the Crown Court

This is where the effect of certain requirements, conditions or practices imposed by an employer has an adverse impact disproportionally on a certain group

This is an arrangement between the debtor and their creditors to repay a percentage of the debt over the life of the IVA

A disease or illness developed as a result of working conditions.

This is available to any employee who has been disabled as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment or as a result of an industrial disease due to the nature of that employment

A person under 18 years of age

This refers to an unauthorised use of intellectual property

This is a tax imposed on the privilege of receiving property by inheritance or legal succession

An order by a Court either preventing or requiring someone to carry out a certain action

This system of justice aims to get at the truth without the "conflict" part of the Adversarial system

See Bankruptcy

Arrangements made to allow mutual exchange and copying of documents, following disclosure of documents

Job given to a solicitor

This refers to a product of creative or intellectual endeavour, including an innovation, design, trading style, artistic work or literary work

Business assets derived from intellectual property rights

A legal right to protect a form of intellectual property - such as a patent right, design right, trade mark right or copyright.

This places a child in the care of the local authority on an interim basis whilst the family is assessed and until the court can make a final decision

A court hearing which does not reach a final decision

An order during the course of court proceedings which is not the final order