Glossary of terms

A company which owns more than 50% voting rights in another company

This is essentially a settlement offer

Details relevant to a claim

A partnership consists of two or more people formed with the aim of carrying on a business with a view to profit

Any of the participants in a Court action or proceedings

A wall dividing two separate premises - the joint responsibility of both owners

This prevents one person from misrepresenting their goods or services as being the goods and services of another party where this is not actually the case This is when someone tries to sell their products using the name or trade mark of another company, without that company's permission

This is an exclusive right assigned to an inventor which protects their invention from being replicated, user or sold without their permission

Someone who has the qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law

A person who is deemed incapable of handling their own affairs by reason of mental incapacity

Pay As You Earn - the system whereby employers pay tax on behalf of their employees

A court warning notifying the recipient that a breach of the order will result in committal to prison

This allows the Court to make an Order directing Pension Trustees to pay a percentage of the lump sum or pension on maturity to the person named in the Order (previously knoan as earmarking)

The transfer of a specified amount from one party's pension into a pension scheme of the other party's choosing

Application made to the Court without legal representation

Personal delivery of a claim, summons or notice

A method of commencing divorce proceedings

This is a fraudulent method which aims to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication

Person issuing a Claim (now known as Claimant)

When the Local Authority approval the building, extension or change of use of a property.

A defendant's reply to a charge put to the by a Court

Documents setting out a claim or defence of parties involved in civil proceedings

This is where the police place a child under police protection if they think that the child is in immediate danger.

Legal proceedings by a landlord to recover land or property