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Duces tecum, subp'na
it be in the actual possession of the witness; but if it tend to criminate himself or his client (if the witness be a solicitor), or if it be his title-deed, the Court will not compel him
Acceptance of service
r. 18 [In re Kerly, (1901) 1 Ch 467]. It is necessary for the solicitor to have his client's authority [Re Gray, (1891) 65 LT 743]; and unless an undertaking to appear is given, personal service cannot
privilege
privilege [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg- lex law] 1 : a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor:...
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Lawyer
One versed in the laws or a practitioner of law one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits or as to legal rights and obligations in
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...
billable hour
billable hour : an hour that a lawyer spends engaged in work that can be charged to a client at the hourly rate
brief
Latin brevis breve short document, summary, from Latin brevis, adjective, short] 1 : a concise statement of a client's case written for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk called also memorandum 2 :
charge
or payment [ $4 for parking] b : to ask payment of (an individual or organization) [ a client for expenses] charge·able adj
churn
churn : to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions NOTE: Churning is a violation
closing argument
for each side of a case in which the attorney usually summarizes the evidence and his or her client's position called also closing statement final argument summation summing-up NOTE: Rule 29.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
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