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Adjective law

Adjective law, is the body of rules governing procedure and practice, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 42. Means the body of law in State consists of two parts, substantive and adjective law. The former prescribes...

Ancient law

Ancient law, uniformly refuse to dispense with a single gesture, however, grotesque, with a single syllable, however its meaning may have been forgotton; with a single witness, however superfluous may be his testimony. The entire soleminises...

Contrary to law and not according to law

Contrary to law and not according to law, a decision being 'contrary to law' as provided in s. 100(1)(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure is not the same thing as a decision being not 'according...

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Law List

Law List, a list of barristers, solicitors, and other legal practitioners, giving their addresses, and the dates of their entering the profession. The present 'Law List,' which has been published annually since 1801, is prima facie...

Law of shipping

Law of shipping, means the part of maritime law relating to the building, equipping, registering, owning, inspecting, transporting, and employing of ships alongwith the laws applicable to shipmasters, agents, crews and cargoes; the maritime law relating...

Laws in force

Laws in force, Article 313 refers to laws in force which means statutory laws, Union of India v. Majji Jangammayya AIR 1977 SC 757 (767): (1977) 2 SCR 28: (1977) 1 SCC 606. [Constition of India,...

common-law

common-law 1 : of, relating to, or based on the common law [common-law immunity] 2 : relating to or based on a common-law marriage [her common-law husband]

case law

case law : law established by judicial decisions in cases as distinguished from law created by legislation called also decisional law see also common law

choice of law

choice of law :an issue in conflicts of law as to what law (as among laws of different states or multiple federal laws) should be applied in a case compare comity, federalism, full faith and credit

common-law

common-law 1 : of, relating to, or based on the common law [common-law immunity] 2 : relating to or based on a common-law marriage [her common-law husband]

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