Glossary of terms

Method of enforcing a monetary claim whereby a bailiff is authorised, instead of payment, to seize and remove goods belonging to a defendant for sale at public auction

A remedy available following illegal re-entry of premises by persons evicted under a warrant of possession, whereby a bailiff is authorised to evict all occupants found on the premises and re-deliver the premises to the plaintiff

Promises made in a contract, but which are less important than conditions

Adjudication is one of a spectrum of dispute resolution mechanisms used to achieve a quick and cheap resolution. When a dispute arises between parties in the supply chain, this could lead a party to suspend work. Consequently, this disrupts the entire project. For example, failing to provide an extension of time or refusal of an interim/final payment. The introduction of adjudication has solved this problem, as it allows parties to "pay now, argue later". This produces a practical outcome to disputes without burdening the courts.

This occurs when an employee alerts a higher body of malpractice in the workplace

A disposition or declaration through which someone provides for the distribution of their estate upon their death

The voluntary or compulsory closure of a company and subsequent realisation of assets and payment to creditors

Privileged correspondence between solicitors, not generally admissable in court

The people who witnessed a will being signed by the testator

Order to appear as a witness at a hearing

A document instituting legal proceedings

This occurs when an employee is summarily dismissed in breach of contractual entitlements

This is a principle applied for sharing the value of the assets left after the needs of the parties for housing, child care and day to day living costs have been met