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best evidence rule

or photograph the original must be provided unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable called also original writing rule

Best evidence rule

of evidence in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be privileged unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise, unobtainable, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. … Best evidence rule, is rule of evidence in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or

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promise

event collateral promise : a promise usually to pay the debt of another that is ancillary to an original promise, is not made for the benefit of the party making it, and must be in writing to … it and need not be in writing to be enforceable compare collateral promise in this entry main purpose rule promise implied in fact : an implied promise that exists by inference from specific facts, circumstances, or acts

Common Law

common, we use the latter in a peculiar and restrained sense; signifying by it nothing more than the original institution and authority of the law are not set down in writing, as is the case with Acts … law. It depends for its authority upon the recognition given by our Law Courts to principles, customs, and rules of conduct previously existing among the people. This recognition was formerly enshrined in the memory of legal practitioners

Service

made personal service is effected by tendering a copy of the writ to the defendant, and producing the original if required by him; and actual knowledge will not be equivalent to or dispense with a necessity for … property required by any instrument coming into operation after 1925 unless a contrary intention appears, must be in writing and may be effected by registered letter through the post. See (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 196, replacing … assessment in the context of the scheme of the Act and the Rules means something subsequent and distinct from the mere making of an order

Notice to quit

agent is not sufficient without a recognition by the principal. A notice on an under-tenant, given by the original lessor, is not good. Form of Notice.--The common form of notice by a landlord, in the case of … lease is sufficient, but where a power is given to determine a lease on giving a notice in writing, it cannot be determined on giving a verbal notice. The notice should, however, in all cases be in … of the year in which the tenant entered upon the premises. This rule is to be invariably followed in all cases, except where there is

Abstract of title

otherwise), and delivers it to the solicitor of the proposed purchaser or mortgagee, who compares it with the original title-deeds, and makes requisitions (when necessary), in order to ascertain any important but undisclosed facts, to remedy any … one estate only should set forth chronologically a clear statement of the material parts of the deeds, wills, writings, records, and private Acts of Parliament, which at all affect or concern the title to be deduced, together … deduced after 1925 have become simplified in some cases, but the old rules relating to titles and the state of the title up to 1st

trust

beneficiaries receive a fixed payment of not less than five percent of the fair market value of the original principal over the course of a specified period after which the remaining principal passes to charity charitable remainder … the settlor ;specif : a trust created by a positive act of the settlor and set down in writing that expresses the intention to create a trust, identifies the property to be placed in trust, and names … a child, who was in a lower tax bracket. Under the current rules, the settlor is treated as the owner of any portion of a

Intoxicating liquor

Act, 1921, s. 11, provides that any liquor found on analysis at any time to be of an original gravity not exceeding 1,016 degrees and to contain not more than 2 per cent. of proof spirit, which … of renewal requires no confirmation. From a refusal to renew, the grounds of which must be specified in writing [s. 18(2)], there is (see s. 29) an appeal to quarter sessions. Holders of certain wine and beer … a convic-tion entails forfeiture of the licence. 10. Procedure, and Home Office Rules.--Quarter sessions may divide their area into districts for the purposes of the

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