Skip to content

Agent - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Insurance

rooms are managed by a committee chosen by the sub-scribers. Agents (who are commonly styled Lloyd's agents) are appointed in all

Receiver

duties of the receiver. A receiver so appointed is the agent of the mortgagor. A practising barrister may be a receiver;

Negotiation by delivery

a negotiable instrument payable to bearer, delivers it to B's agent to keep for B. The instrument has been negotiated. (b)

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Owner consignee

Owner consignee, the expression owner includes a 'consignee' as also an 'agent for sale or custody' of such goods. Both...

Ratification

be created by ratification. Where A. purports to act as agent for B., either having no authority at all or having

Wilful

Wilful, deliberate conduct of a person who is a free agent, knows that he is doing and intends to do what

Respondeat superior

or principal liable for the wrong of an employee or agent if it was committed within the scope of employment or

Shebaitship

possession and management has to be entrusted to some human agent. Such an agent of the idol is known as shebait

Unpaid seller

in the position of a seller, as, for instance, an agent of the seller to whom the bill of finding has

Vice consul

Vice consul, Consular officer shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular-agent, pro-consul and any person for the time being authorised to...

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial