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Lawsuit
An action at law a suit in equity or admiralty any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim … An action at law a suit in equity or admiralty any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim
libellant
libellant also li·bel·ant [lī-bə-lənt] n 1 : a party who institutes a suit (as in admiralty) by a libel ;esp : the petitioner or plaintiff in a divorce proceeding [the agreed to pay alimony] … institutes a suit (as in admiralty) by a libel ;esp : the petitioner or plaintiff in a divorce proceeding [the agreed to pay alimony] 2 : libeler
Cinque Ports
suits, or other civil proceedings at law or in equity, but with a saving (s. 10) of his Admiralty jurisdiction and certain other rights. The office of Lord Warden is still one of great dignity, and is
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Directions, summons for
the action at an early stage. It is compulsory to take out this summons in all actions except Admiralty actions, or actions where the writ has been specially indorsed, or where the plaintiff proposes to proceed to … except Admiralty actions, or actions where the writ has been specially indorsed, or where the plaintiff proposes to proceed to trial without pleadings. See annual Practice.
Collision of ships
of one ship against another. The remedy is either an action at law or a suit in the Admiralty Division. The possibilities under which a collision may occur, and the rules acted on by the Court of … 740. But by the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 25(9), it was provided that in any cause or proceeding for damages arising out of a collision between two ships, if both ships were found to have been
Action
commenced by bill or informa-tion in the Court of Chancery or by a cause in the Court of Admiralty, or in the Court of Probate [(English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 225, and R. S. C. 1883, Ord. … ASSUMPSIT; TRESPASS; CASE; TROVER; DETINUE; REPLEVIN; EJECTMENT. See also VENUE. The term 'action' is now applied to all proceedings in the Supreme Court which would have been commenced by writ in the Superior Courts of Common Law,
Solicitor
conducted business in the Common Law Courts, 'solicitors' business in the Court of Chancery and 'proctors' ecclesiastical and Admiralty business; but it was the general practice, although any person might be admitted to practise as an attorney … make amendments as regards examinations. Ss. 9 et seq. deal with registrars' grant of practising certificate and also proceedings before disciplinary committee, etc. And see, further, INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY; OFFICIAL SOLICITOR; CHARGING ORDER; COSTS; and Cordery on
Stipulation
Stipulation, bargain; also, a recognizance of certain fidejussors in the nature of bail, taken in the Admiralty Courts. It is the highest and most authentic contract known to the Civil Law, entered into before the … impeached except for fraud or deceit, and could not be released or discharged except by an equally solemn proceeding, conducted by question and answer before the public functionary, called an acceptilation, Vinnius, 677; Sand. Just., 7th Edn.
London, Port of
provisions contained in the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution and proceedings of the Port Authority and the election of and appointment of members. The Act provides very fully for … the provisions of this section, the number of elected members shall be ten, appointed as follows:- By the Admiralty.....1 By the Ministry of Transport ..2 By the London County Council (being Members of the Council..2 By the
libel
libel [Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1 : complaint used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a : a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or … statements in a full-page advertisement "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)"] 2 : to proceed against in law by filing a libel (as against a ship or goods) [several French ships were libeled
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