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Judge Advocate General pl: Judge Advocates General : the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, navy, or air force ...
durable power of attorney
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Tout
Tout, 'tout' means a person who procures, in consideration of any remuneration moving from any Advocate or from any person on his behalf, the employment of such Advocate in any legal business, or who proposes to any Advocate to procure, in consideration of any remuneration moving from such Advocate or from any person on his behalf, the employment of the Advocate in such business, or who for purposes of such procurement frequents the precincts of the Court. In re Sant Ram AIR 1960 SC 932: (1960) 3 SCR 499.-means a person-(a) who procures, in consideration of any remunera-tion moving from any legal practitioner, the employment of the legal practitioner in any legal business; or who proposes to any legal practitioner or to any person interested in any legal business to procure, in consideration of any remuneration moving from either of them, the employment of the legal practitioner in such business; or(b) who for the purposes of such procurement frequents the precincts of Civil or Crimina...
ineffective assistance of counsel
ineffective assistance of counsel :representation of a criminal defendant that is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial [claimed ineffective assistance of counsel following his conviction] called also ineffective assistance NOTE: Ineffective assistance of counsel is a violation of the guarantee of the assistance of counsel that is provided in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may be brought as a result of government interference with the attorney-client relationship that precludes effective representation, as when an informant is present during conversations between the attorney and the defendant. The existence of a conflict of interest on the part of the attorney may also be the basis for a claim. Most claims are, however, based on the attorney's failure to provide competent representation. Competent representation does not require the best representation, only a performance that is reasonable under prevailin...
letter
letter 1 : a direct written statement addressed to an individual or organization ;broadly : an official communication see also counterletter determination letter : a letter from an administrative agency (as the Internal Revenue Service) usually in response to a request in which a determination, decision, or ruling (as whether an organization qualifies as charitable) is made information letter : a letter from an administrative agency usually in response to a request that provides information and esp. that simply calls attention to an interpretation or principle of law letter of intent : a letter in which the intention to enter into a formal agreement (as a contract) or to take some specified action is stated letter ro·ga·to·ry [-rō-gə-tȯr-ē] [probably partial translation of Medieval Latin littera rogatoria letter of request] : a formal written request by a court to a court in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance...
Solicitor-General
Solicitor-General, the second law officer of the Crown, appointed by patent, and holding office during the continuance of the Ministry of which he is a subordinate member. He is usually knighted. He ranks after the Attorney-General, and receives an annual salary and fees; he may not now carry on a private practice. As to the Solicitor-General for Scotland, see LORD ADVOCATE. Attached to the household of a queen-consort there is an officer with this title. Consult Norton-Kyshe's Attorney-General and Solicitor-General of England.The second highest-ranking legal officer in a government (after attorney general) esp., the chief courtroom lawyer for executive branch, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1399....
Person aggrieved
Person aggrieved, does not include a mere busy-body, but refers to one who has a genuine grievance on account of some order prejudicially affecting his interests, K.C. Pazhanimala v. State of Kerala, AIR 1969 Ker 154: (1968) ILR 2 Ker 422; P.S.R. Sadanatham v. Arunachalam, (1980) SCC (Cr) 649; V.D. Kumarappan v. Secy, Home Department, AIR 1960 Ker 378; Ashok Autoservice of Belim v. Union of India, AIR 1968 Goa 67; Ebrahim Aboobaker v. Custodian General of Evacuee Property, AIR 1952 SC 319; Custodian of Evacuees Property v. Ahad Noga, AIR 1957 J&K 50.If a person is a member of a society and is wrongfully excluded, then he is a 'person aggrieved', Chapadgaon Vividh Karyakan Seva Sahakari Society, Chapadgaon v. Collector of Ahmednagar, (1989) 3 Bom CR 641 [Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, s. 144]; Adi Pherozshab Gandhi v. H.M. Seervai, AIR 1971 SC 385; Mohammed Sharfuddin v. R.P. Singh, AIR 1957 Pat 235; Northern Plastics Ltd. v. Hindustan Photo Film Mfg. Co. Ltd., (1997) 4 S...
Nuisance
Nuisance [fr. nuire, Fr., to hurt], something noxious of offensive. Any unauthorised act which, without direct physical interference, materially impairs the use and enjoyment by another of his property, or prejudicially affects his health, comfort, or convenience, is a nuisance.Nuisance may be distinguished from negligence in that nuisance is an act or omission causing injury, the injury itself giving rise to an action for damages, while a person suffering from damage due to negligence must prove that the damage was caused by some want of care, according to its degree which was required in the particular circumstances of the case. Actions against persons or public undertakings for damage under statutory powers are generally founded on negligence. Where the actual method of exercising the power creating a nuisance is indicated by the statute negligence in the authorised method may be actionable. The onus appears to be on a defendant pleading that the nuisance was inevitable and compulso...
Law Officers of the Crown
Law Officers of the Crown, shortly termed 'Law Officers,' the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General, this definition was contained in s. 93 of the (English) Patents and Designs Act, 1907, but deleted by the (English) Patents and Designs Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 32), s. 13 and Sch. Consult Norton-Kyshe's Attorney-General and Solicitor-General of England.The Scottish Law Officers are the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-General (q.v.)....
Ecdicus
Ecdicus [fr. Gk., from and justice], an attorney or proctor of a corporation; a recorder, Civil Law.The attorney, proctor, or advocate of organisation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 530....
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