Glossary of terms

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

This is essentially a Pre Nuptial Agreement which is entered into during or after the marriage

An order attached to some injunctions to allow the police to arrest a person who has broken the terms of an order

This is a deed which gives power to a person to act on someone else's behalf in a legal or business matter

An agreeement before marriage takes place, as to how assets should be split if a marriage breaks down - it is generally not enforced by British courts

A preliminary appointment to consider the issues before the Court and fix the timetable for the trial

The decision of a case which established principles of law that act as an authority for future cases of a similar nature

A building or part thereof