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Solicitor
Courts, 'solicitors' business in the Court of Chancery and 'proctors' ecclesiastical and Admiralty business; but it was the general practice, although any person might be admitted to practise as an attorney or solicitor only, to be admitted … Society v. United Services Bureau, (1934) 1 KB 343, which decided that 'person' in the 1932 Act meant natural person, so a corporate body could not commit the offence of pretending to be a solicitor under the … and may be struck off the Roll for misconduct. S. 45 makes provision for penalties for wrongfully acting as a solicitor and s. 46 for
Children
Persons (Scotland) Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 47), makes provisions for Scotland similar to those of the corresponding English Act. Registration of … the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (c. 12), ss. 23, 24, and the employment of children generally is restricted by s. 18 and bye-laws of local authorities under that Act, which prohibits (s. 20) the … 38 of the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, the evidence of a child not understanding the nature of an oath may be received if he has sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence
Forfeiture
standing those as to forfeiture for non-payment of rent), by s. 14, conferred on the High Court a general power to relieve against forfeiture. S. 14 was replaced and extended by s. 146 of the (English) Law … entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables aliens to hold real and personal property. See ALIEN. (3) Alienation … cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown of administrators of the property of
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Distress
134, 153 and 193, and RENT REDUCTION ACTS. In addition to the above provisions in favour of tenants generally, agricultural tenants enjoy three special privileges under the (English) Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (see that title). These are: … (1) Fixtures [see Provincial Bill-posting Co. v. Law Moor Iron Co., (1909) 2 KB 344]; (2) Animals fer' natur': (3) Goods delivered to a person in the way of his trade, as a watch sent to a
Executor
After an order for administration has been made, however, the power to prefer no longer exists. (8) In general, legacies ought not to be paid within a year after the death of the testator, and not even … his will, and to dispose of the property according to his testamentary provisions after his decease. One who performs or carries out some act, Black's … speedily reduce into money the personal assets, when not otherwise directed, especially if they be of a perishable nature. (6) As an executor cannot sue himself, the law now allows him, when he has been legally invested
Trust
the exception of the unrepealed s. 8 of the (English) Trustee Act, 1888, by which trustees, as a general rule, are allowed [see Re Somerset, (1894) 1 Ch 231; Howe v. Earl Winterton, (1896) 2 Ch 626], … the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. For the special provisions made for the execution of trusts during the war with Germany, see … be declared in writing, but only so manifested and proved, no form is requisite either as regards the nature of the instrument or the language; the statute will be satisfied if the trust can be established by
Copyhold
No copyhold estate can, therefore, be created at the present day. Copyhold customs are divided into two species:'(1) General, which extend to all manors in which there are copyholders, and are warranted by the common law, and … Law of Properties Act, 1922, ss. 129 and 130. Subject to these provisions copyholds are now held as freeholds or leaseholds. The latter include life … inheritance. As far as the quantity and modification of interest are concerned, the tenant's estate partakes of the nature of a freehold, but because it is held by a base instead of a free tenure, it is
Deed
ibid. for execution of instruments by corporations, and for a number of provisions as to the construction and effect of deeds generally, see the same … sequence; and although it is not absolutely necessary that a deed should be drawn in accordance with the generally received formulary, provided it exhibits the intention of the parties, yet it is not advisable to deviate from … By the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 57, a deed may be described according to the nature of the transaction, e.g., 'this lease,' 'this mortgage,' etc., or as a 'deed' and not habitually by the
Magna Carta
Charta, of which many of the chapters in substance and detail contain provisions which could not have originated, sua sponte, in the mind of any … King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three … every doubt, in accordance with the benignant quality of mercy. The unanimity required in trials of a civil nature is said to have arisen from the now abolished punishment, to which every juror was liable for returning
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