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Regnal year

Regnal year. The year as calculated from the sovereign's accession to the throne-e.g., 6 Geo. V. means the sixty year since the accession of George the Fifth on May 6th, 1910, i.e., 6th

Restraint of marriage

v. Jackson, (1875) 1 Ch D 399, and a condition is good if the restraint be partial only, e.g., if there be a bequest, with a gift over if the legatee should marry a particular person, or

(c) contain the power (if any) to appoint new trustees; (d) set out any intended addition to or enlargement of the statutory powers; (e) bear the proper ad valorem stamp which may be payable by virtue of … purposes of the Act, although not complying in form with the above-mentioned requirements. A purchaser for value in good faith is not affected by the contents of the trust instrument and is not entitled to information in

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Vesting instrument

Vesting instrument, a deed, order of Court, or assent, constituting the evidence under the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, of the title of a tenant for life or statutory owner

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a tribunal of Privy Councilors, established by 2 & 3 Wm. 4, c. 92, for the disposal of appeals to the Sovereign in Council.

Libel

'Everything printed or written, which reflects on the character of another, and is published without lawful justification or excuse, is a libel whatever the intention may have been', O'Brien v. Clement, (1846) 15 M & W 435, … v. Lord Rokeby, (1873) LR 8 QB 255; but a report not judicially determining a right or the guilt or innocence of any one is not absolutely privileged (O'Connor v. Waldron, 78 Sol. Jo. 859); or (b)

Dependency

region which is subject to British jurisdiction for all practical purposes although no formal annexation has taken place, e.g., Protectorates. Of these, Cyprus has been formally annexed by S. R. & O. 1914, No. 1629. Egypt was

Interpretation Act, 1889 (English)

'land,' 'parish' (see those titles), and other terms. The Act also provides that:- In this Act and in every other Act, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act, references to the Sovereign reigning at … Acts, and further shortening such language. By this Act, in Acts passed after 1850, words importing the masculine gender include females, words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; also,

Cumulative legacies

Cumulative legacies, legacies so called to distinguish them from egacies which are merely repeated. In the construction of testamentary instruments, the question often arises, whether where a testator

Accident

Accident, anything that happens, an unforeseen or unexpected event, a chance, a mishap, an extraordinary incident; something not expected. It is also a head of equitable jurisdiction, … to negligence or misconduct on the part of the person seeking relief. The cases in which equity may give relief under certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3) Erroneous payments,

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