Glossary of terms

The state of being deemed not able to make decisions

This is a combination of two companies to form a new company

Sum of money claimed by the owner of property against someone not legally entitled to be in possession

A search undertaken to check whether a property has been affected by any coal mining activities

Someone below 18 years of age

This is where one party to a contract makes a false statement of fact to the other party which is relied upon

This is a free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Reasons submitted in proceedings on behalf of the defendant in order to minimise the sentence

This refers to an Intellectual Property Right

The person to whom the mortgage is made.

The person who makes the mortgage

An application by one party to the High Court for an order in their favour

This type of licence requires every individual who is going to use the software to be granted a licence

A person representing a minor or person deemed to lack mental capacity, who is involved in legal proceedings

This term is used to describe a person's closest living relatives

The amount of Inhertitance Tax for which you are not taxed

A maintenance order which consists of a very small amount that it is not anticipated will be paid (simply to retain keep maintenance rights)

An order within an injunction to prevent one person physically attacking another

A director who does not participate in the day-to-day management of the firm

Someone who is authorised to swear oaths and certify the execution of deeds

Advance notification by either party that a contract is about to expire

The document by which proceedings are brought to a Court

Notice sent by a Court to a claimant which gives notification of the case number allocated to their action and any details of fees paid

Gives prior notice, when served in possession proceedings, of termination of a tenancy