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Office practitioner

Office practitioner, means a lawyer who does not litigate; an attorney whose work is accomplished primarily in the office, without court appearances. Also

Ignoratio elenchi

an overlooking of the adversary's counterposition in an argument. Means ignorance of the conclusion to be proved. An advocate's misunderstanding of an opponent's position, manifested by an argument that fails to address the opponent's point; the overlooking

High Steward, Court of the Lord

of Lord de Clifford, 1936 WN 4. A barrister who is also a peer may not appear as counsel to argue before the House of Lords when sitting under the presidency of the Lord High Steward on

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Floor of the Court

Floor of the Court. The part of the Court between the judges and the first row of counsel. Parties who appear in person stand there.

Guinea

IV., and the word now means only the sum of 1l. 1s., in which denomination the fees of counsel and physicians are always given.

Geneva arbitration

Britain, the United States, Italy, Switzerland, and Brazil. The British arbitrator was Sir Alexander Cockburn, LCJ, and the counsel who appeared for the British Government were Sir Roundell Palmer and Mr. Arthur Cohen. The arbitrators met on

Furst and fondung

Furst and fondung, time to advise or take counsel, Jac. Law Dict.

Forspeaker

Forspeaker, an attorney or advocate in a cause, Blount.

Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice

etiquette for a lawyer to give improper legal advice with an ulterior object. It is unworthy that an advocate should accept employment with such motive, or so long as his client has such understanding of his purpose.

Illness slip

slip' and, therefore, the facility of adjournment on this basis should be abolished so that the litigant whose counsel has fallen ill may make alternative arrangement and the hearing of case may not be affected, Rais Ahmad

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