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Bar Council

has imposed upon it the duty of dealing with all matters affecting the profession. Although established neither by charter nor statute, its existence is officially recognised-e.g., Criminal Appeal Act, 1907, s. 18 (2).

Barratry

proceed from a criminal or fraudulent motive.-see Arnould, or Chalmers, or Marsden on Marine Insurance, also Scrutton on Charter-parties. 3. In Scotland, it is the crime of a judge who is induced, by bribery, to pronounce a

Bock-land, Boc-land, or Book-land

Bock-land, Boc-land, or Book-land, one of the original modes of tenure of manor-land, also called charter-land or deep-land, which was held by a short and simple deed under certain rents and free services, and

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Bonus shares

shares to its shareholders. Bonus shares have, therefore, been described as a distribution of capitalised undivided profit, Standard Chartered Bank v. Custodian, (2000) 6 SCC 427: AIR 2000 SC 1488 (1499). [Companies Act, 1956 Sch I, Table

Borough Courts

Borough Courts, private and limited tribunals, held by prescription, charter, or Act of Parliament, in particular districts for the convenience of the inhabitants, that they may prosecute small

Broadcasting

by means of wireless telephony and television is carried on by the British Broadcasting Corporation incorporated by Royal Charter in December, 1926, which was supplemented in August, 1931, acting under licence of the Postmaster General. See Parliamentary

Broker

bills of exchange, or promissory notes, railway scrip, goods, stocks, ships, or cargoes; or in procuring freights or charter-parties. By custom or usage brokers may become personally liable on contracts made by them on behalf of principals

York-Antwerp Rules

of general average for the assistance of shipowners, merchants, underwriters and average-adjusters for insertion in bills of lading, charter-parties and policies of insurance. The rules were adopted as a result of a conference of the Associa-tion for

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