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Natural justice
House of Lords in Ridge v. Baldwin,1964 AC 40 (196): (1963) 2 All ER 66 (HL), it was generally thought that the rules of natural justice apply only to judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings; and for that purpose,
Retainer
all matters of litigation in which such party may at any time be involved; this is called a general retainer. Subject to rr. 20 and 21 of the Retainer Rules, a special retainer is binding if duly
Cheque
protection when 'in good faith and without negligence he receives payment for a customer of a cheque crossed generally or specially to himself and the customer has no title or a defective title thereto.' But see Underwood,
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Estate
at the Common Law, afterwards called fees-tail in consequence of the Statute De Donis, which may be (i.) general or special, (ii.) male or female, (iii.) given in frank-marriage. (B) Freeholds not of inheritance, sub-divided into-- (a)
Public trustee
trust exclusively for religious or charitable purposes [s. 2, sub-sections (3), (4), (5)] The Con-solidated Fund is, speaking generally, liable to make good all sums required to discharge any liability which the Public trustee, if he were
Contraband
commodities which neutrals are not allowed to carry during war to a belligerent power. It is a recognized general principle of the law of nations, that ships may sail to and trade with all kingdoms, countries, and … the ship is neutral or an enemy, for the circumstance of his hoisting a neutral flag affords no security that it is really such; and secondly, whether it has contraband articles or enemies' property on board, McCull.
Charitable uses and trusts
Charitable uses and trusts. 9 Geo. 2, c. 26, commonly called 'The Mortmain Act,' 1735, after reciting that ifts or alienations of land in mortmain (see MORTMAIN) were prohibited by Magna Charta and other whole-some laws...
Frauds, Statute of
to it in Scotland, was practically copied by the Irish Parliament in 7 Wm. 3, c. 12, applies generally to the British colonies, and, remarks Mr. Chancellor Kent (2 Com. 494, n. (d), 'carries its influence through … juris-prudence, and is in many respects the most comprehensive, salutary, and important legislative regulation on record affecting the security of private rights.' The main object of the statute was to take away the facilities for fraud and
Partnership
not a limited partner is a 'general partner,' and there must be in the partnership at least one general partner who is liable for all debts and obligations of the firm (s. 3). The partners will be
judgment
favor of a creditor for the balance of a debt that is not satisfied in full by the security ;esp : such a judgment following the foreclosure of a mortgage final judgment : a judgment that leaves
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