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Husband and wife

arising between husband and wife as to property may be decided in a summary way (privately, if either party so require)

Impier

Impier, person chosen to decide question, umpire.

Deemsters

Jersey, who, without process or any charge to the parties, decide all controversies in those islands; they are chosen from among

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Defection

of disqualification of the Speaker or the Chairman shall be decided by a member to be elected by that House, no

Civil proceeding

and that the justices had therefore erred in law in deciding that they had no jurisdiction to grant representation order because

Deems

Deems, means 'is of opinion' or 'considers' or 'decides' 'and there is no implication of steps to be taken before...

Common bench

the 'Common Bench Reports' are the reports of the cases decided in the Court of Common Pleas. See COMMON PLEAS.

Bonus judex secundum equum et bonum judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert

judicat, et equitatem stricto juri prefert [Lat.], A good judge decides according to justice and right, and prefers equity to strict

Calvin's case

v. Smith, 7 Rep. 1; 2 ST 559). A case decided in 1608 in which it was held that persons born

Camera

cases concerning secret processes of manufacture. It has recently been decided (contrary to what was commonly supposed to be the law)

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