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Dock defence

Dock defence. A dock defence is said tohave been accepted by a barrister when he is instructed direct by the defendant in the precincts of the Court without the intervention of a solicitor. The fee of one guinea (or 1l. 3s. 6d.) must be paid then and there....

Dock

Dock [fr. docke, Fle., a bird-cage], (1) the place in a Court of criminal law in which a prisoner is placed during his trial, and from which he may instruct counsel without the intervention of a solicitor; (2) an enclosed space, either dry or filled with water, in which a ship is repaired, loaded, or unloaded. In this last sense a 'dock' is a factory within the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (1 Edw. 7, c. 22), s. 104. For regulations regarding loading and unloading, see the (English) Docks Regulations, 1934 (S. R. & O. 1934, No. 279), and the (English) Public Health Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8, c. 49), ss. 2-10, in regard to sanitation and health....

Dock work

Dock work, means any work in or within the vicinity of any port in connection with, or required for, or incidental to, the loading, unloading, movement or storage of cargoes into or from ship or other vessel, port, dock, storage place or landing place, and includes-(i) work in connection with the preparation of ships or other vessels for receipt or discharge of cargoes or leaving port; and(ii) chipping, painting or cleaning of any hold, tank, structure or lifting machinery or any other storage area in board the ship or in the docks. [Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986), s. 2 (d) (i) (ii)]...

Dock worker

Dock worker, means a person employed or to be employed directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor) with or without know-ledge of the principal employer, whether for remuneration or not, on dock work. [Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986), s. 2 (e)]It means a person employed or to be employed in, or in the vicinity of, any port on work in connection with the loading, unloading, movement or storage of cargoes, or work in connection with the preparation of ships or other vessels for the receipt or discharge of cargoes or leaving port. [Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948, s. 2 (b)]...

Defence

Defence [fr. defensio, Lat.], popularly a justification, protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint.In Civil matters, a defence (which is always in writing or printed) is either (1) by statement of defence, which may be a denial of the plaintiff's right, or may be an allegation of a set-off or counterclaim by the defendant which will cover wholly or in part the claim of the plaintiff; or (2) by a statement of defence raising a point of law, so as to show that the facts alleged by the plaintiff do not disclose any cause of action to which effect can be given by the Court; see R.S.C., Ord. XXV., sub-stituted for the old 'demurrer.' See STATEMENT OF DEFENCE DEMURRER.In certain cases, e.g., where the plaintiff's claim is for a liquidated sum only, he may specially indorse his writ, and in such case leave must be obtained to defend (R.S.C. 1883, Ord. III., R. 6; Ord. XIV.).In Criminal matters (which is always by word of mout...

Poor Prisoners, Defence of

Poor Prisoners, Defence of. The (English) Poor Prisoners Defence Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 32), repealing the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, 1903, entitles any person to free legal aid in the preparation and conduct of his defence at the trial and to have solicitor and counsel assigned to him for that purpose, if a certificate, called the 'defence certificate,' is granted by the justices committing him for trial or of the judge or chairman of the court before which he is to be tried, at any time after reading the depositions. The certificate is grantable only 'when it appears to the certifying authority that his means are insufficient to enable him to obtain such aid, and must be granted in respect of any person committeed for trial on a charge of murder, and may be granted when a person committed for trial upon any other charge, if it appears to the authority, having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including the nature of such defence, if any, as may have been set up) t...

Defence struck off or defence struck out

Defence struck off or defence struck out, The phrase 'defence struck off' or 'defence struck out' is not unknown in the sphere of law. Indeed it finds a place on Order XI, Rule 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure: Where any party fails to comply with any order to answer interrogatories, or for discovery of inspection of documents, he shall, if a plaintiff, be liable to have his suit dismissed for want of prosecution, and, if a defendant, to have his defences, if any, struck out, and to be placed in the same position as if he had not defended, and the party interrogating or seeking discovery or inspection may apply to the Court for an order to that effect, and an order may be made accordingly, Paradise Industrial Corpn. v. M/s. Kiln Plastics Products, (1976) 1 SCC 91: AIR 1976 SC 309: (1976) 2 SCR 32. (CPC, O. 11, R. 21)...

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