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Legacy duty

12), ss. 41-43; and the (English) Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, pt. Iii. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Death Duties.' Consult Hanson or Norman on Death Duties.

Letters-patent, or letters overt

1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 80), and 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 32); and consult Terrell on Patents. Letters Patent mean an instrument issued by the Crown Government, Umaji Keshao Meshram v. Radhika

Lex fori

(1830) 10 B&C 903; 34 RR 595, and Preface vi.; and Hansen v. Dixon, (1907) 96 LT 32. Consult Dicey's Conflict of Laws.

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Lex loci contractus

to its own interests, or its subjects.' See Odgen v. Ogden, 1908, P. 46; CONFICT OF LAWS; and consult Dicey's Conflict of Laws, and Westlake on Private International Law.

Lease

See LANDLORD AND TENANT; COMPENSATION; GOODWILL; APPORTION-MENT; FORFEITURE; CONDITION; RENEWAL; also Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Landlord and Tenant'; and consult Foa, Woodfall or Redman on Landlord and Tenant. It includes a counterpart, kabuliyat, and undertaking to cultivate or

Light

landlord, Morgan v. Fear, 1907 AC 425, and see Foster v. Lyons & Co., (1927) 1 Ch 219. Consult Goddard or Gale on Easements.

Lien

the person to whom he conveys it will have a perfect title to it upon discharging the lien. Consult Smith's Merc. Law; Coote on Mortgages, 9th Edn., pp. 1375 et seq. And 1396et seq.; Atkinson on Sol.

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

the limitation of the time during which a writ of summons remains in force, see SUMMONS, WRIT OF. Consult Darby and Bosanquest or Banning on the Statutes of Limitation; and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Limitation of Actions.'

Limited liability

relating to companies have been consolidated by the Companies Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23). Consult Palmer; Hemmant; Lindley on Company Law. Shipowners, Canals, Docks, and Railways.--The liability of shipowners for loss or injury

Liturgy

used in the Established Church, as confirmed by the (English) Act of Uniformity (14 Car. 2, c. 4). Consult Wheatleyon the Book of Common Prayer. The (English) Prayer Book (Table of Lessons) Act, 1871 (34 & 35

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