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Ander's brief in criminal procedure

Ander's brief in criminal procedure, means a brief filed by a court-appointed defense attorney who wants to withdraw from the case on appeal based on a belief that the appeal is frivolous, Black Law Dictionary, 7th...

Clifford's Inn

of Chancery. Anciently the town residence of the Barons Clifford, and demised in 1345 to a body of students of law. It was the most important of the Inns of Chancery and numbered among its students Coke

Clement's Inn

an Inn of Chancery before the reign of Edward IV., taking its name from the parish church of St. Clement Danes, to which the Inn formerly belonged. Now only the name remains to denote the locality. See

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Brougham's (Lord) Acts (English)

of 1846, the repealed Act for shortening the language of Acts of Parliament (13 & 34 Vict. c. 21), for which ss. 1, 3 of the Interpretation Act, 1889, are now substituted, and the Evidence Acts of … (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 41), the repealed County Court Act of 1846, the repealed Act for shortening the language of Acts of Parliament (13 & 34 Vict. c. 21), for which ss. 1, 3 of

Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement

Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement, a work printed in 1568, and an improvement on the plan of Statham and Fitzherbert. The cases are here arranged with more strict regard to the title; but the order in

Bovill's (Sir W.) Act

Bovill's (Sir W.) Act, an Act to amend the law relating to the procedure in petitions of right, 23 & 24 Vict. c. 34. Also, an Act relating to partnership, 28 & 29 Vict. c. 86, now

Cross's Acts (English)

and re-enacted with amendments by the (English) Housing of the Working Classes Act,1890 (53& 54 Vict. c. 70). See HOUSING ACTS

Barnard's Inn

Barnard's Inn, an Inn of Chancery. See INNS OF CHANCERY.

workmen's compensation

workmen's compensation : workers' compensation

Denman's (Mr.) Act

Denman's (Mr.) Act, 28 & 29 Vict. c. 18 (the Criminal Procedure Act, 1865,), allowing counsel to sum up the evidence where

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