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National insurance

and those who may take advantage of the provisions of the Act--Voluntary Contributors. A. Employed Contributors. With the exception of persons specially 'excepted' and 'exempted,' as mentioned below, all persons of whatever nationality between 16 and 70

Deed

The parties are described by their several names, their rank, profession or calling, and their places of abode, except in the case of a peer. The assumption of any additional name should be stated so as to

Intoxicating liquor

AC 173), though prior to that decision the usual practice was to renew such licences in all cases except where actual misconduct on the part of the holder was shown. Since the passing of the Licensing Act,

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Tail

effect if the limitations had been limitations before 1926 of personal property [L.P. Act, 1925, s. 130 (2), except personalty settled by reference to land s. 130 (3)] Sub-s. (4) of s. 130 provides for the devolution

Registration of title of land

title to purchasers for value and mortgagees. It should be observed that mines and minerals which have been excepted from a grant of land are not guaranteed unless separately registered. All registered land, irrespectively of the nature

Prescription

tithes and rent) are prima facie indefeasible after thirty years' uninterrupted enjoyment, and absolutely indefeasible after sixty years, except by showing that the enjoyment was by some agreement in writing. (2) Claims to ways or 'other' easements

Jury

value. Until the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act, 1919, women were disqualified at common law from acting as jurors except in the case of a Jury of Matrons (q.v.). Now the qualifications are the same for each sex.

Forfeiture

23), enacted that no conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown of administrators of

Magna Carta

assigned unto her the third part of all the lands of her husband which were his during coverture, except she were endowed of less at the church door. No widow shall be distrained to marry while she

res gestae

admissible as part of the res gestae "Lynch v. State, 552 N.E.2d 56 (1990)"] 2 a : an exception or set of exceptions to the hearsay rule that permits the admission of hearsay evidence regarding excited utterances

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