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Commercial assets

Commercial assets, of a building society comprise the society's class 1, class 2 and 3 assets. The aggregate of a society's class 1,

Public prosecutor

society as opposed to the particular interest of the individual is directly and vitally concerned, Srinivasa Co-operative House Building Society Ltd. v. Madam Gurumurthy Sastry, 1994 (4) SCC 675. Public purpose, includes a planned development of any

Stamp duties

exceeds the sum of 500l. Consult Alpe on Stamp Duties. As to exemption from certain stamp duties, see Build-ing Societies Act, 1874, s. 41; Friendly Societies Act, 1896, s. 33; Revenue Act, 1911, s. 15; Finance Act,

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Inns of Court

Inns of Court 1 : the four sets of buildings in London belonging to four societies of students and practitioners of the law 2 : the four societies

Interpretation

situation in which they were at the time of the contract, Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd. v. West Bronawich Building Society, (1998) 1 WLR 896. Interpretation. See CONSTRUCTION.

Repeal

repeal; but the leaning of the courts is against implied repeal. See West Ham v. Fourth City Mutual Building Society, (1892) 1 QB 654, and other cases cited in Mew's Digest, vol. 19, p. 842, tit. 'Statute.'

Mortgage

both mortgagor and mortgagee, see Keech v. Hall, (1745) 1 Doug 21; 2 Sm. L.C. In West Bromwich Building Society v. Bullock, 80 SJ 654, it was held that the mortgagor remains liable on is covenant (unless

Feed

legal estate 'feeds the estoppel' and the legal estate vests in B.; see General Finance Co. v. Liberator Building Society, (1878) 10 Ch D 20; Doe v. Oliver, (1829) 5 Man. & Ry. 202.

Compounding

of an offender, the agreement is void as being founded on an illegal consideration, see Jones v. Merionethshire Building Society, (1892) 1 Ch 173. Penal actions by common informers may be compounded by leave of the Court;

Causa causans

Causa causans, the immediate cause; the last link in the chain of causation. Not the cause of which the proximate cause is an effect but the nearest cause of the damage or effect for which relief...

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