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of Sikkim, AIR 2006 Sikkim 1. The law of foreign countries is a question of fact in English Courts. See FOREIGN LAW. It (English) is also sometimes used as opposed to equity, meaning the principles followed in

Parties

Civil Procedure, s. 92) Persons jointly concerned in any deed or act; litigants. The Rules of the Supreme Court, 1883, Ord. XVI., make very full provision as to the joinder of parties and the consequences of misjoinder

Forest Courts

Forest Courts, fallen into absolute desuetude. They were instituted for the government of the royal forests in different parts of

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Tenure

all their grievances, were destroyed at the Restoration. The statute 12 Car. 2, c. 24, enacted that the Court of award and liveries, and all wardships, liveries, primer seisins and ouster-lemains, values, and forfeitures of marriage, by

Costs

11, s. 4; 3 & 4 Vict. c. 24); modern enactments aiming at this end are the County Courts Act, 1934, s. 47, reproducing s. 11 of the County Courts, 1919, as amended by s. 20 of

Prize Court

confounded with the Court of Admiralty, in consequence, perhaps, of the same judge having usually presided in both courts; but this is a mistake, for the whole system of litigation and jurisprudence in the prize Court, though

Admiralty

a Secretary. Means a court that exercises jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries or offences. The federal courts are so-called when exercising their admiralty jurisdiction, which is conferred by U.S. Constitution (Article III 2, Cl. 1),

Arrangements between debtors and creditors

for auditing his accounts, and prescribing his duties and liabilities generally; (5) making certain general provisions as to Courts, procedure, etc., And see the (English) Deeds of Arrangement Rules, 1925, pursuant to (English) Deeds of Arrangement Act,

Inferior Courts (UK)

Court baron, the hundred Court, the borough civil Court, the County Court, the Mayor's Court, London, and also all courts of a special jurisdiction; but the county Courts are by far the most important of them. They are

Void

distinction between juris-dictional errors and non-jurisdictional errors has, correspondingly eroded the distinction between void and voidable decision. The courts have become increasingly impatient with the distinction, to the extent that (1) All official decisions are presumed to

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