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Nisi

means 'unless' (of a court's ex parte ruling or grant of relief) having validity unless the adversely affected party appears and shows cause why it should be withdrawn, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1068. Nisi. A

Parties

or a judge may, at any stage of the proceedings, either upon or without the application of either party, and on such terms as may appear to the court or a judge to be just, order that

Stay proceedings to carry out Arbitration agree-ment

of the Arbitration Act admits of little doubt, the language of this s. being quite plain. When a party to an arbitration agreement commences any legal proceedings against any other party to the said agreement with respect

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Publication

made to either husband or wife respecting the other, Jones v. Williams, (1888) 1 TLR 572. The third party to whom the matter is published may be in the position of a servant or clerk, Edmondson v.

Specific performance

sufficient com-pensation. The Common Law has not recognized this principle; it has only given damages to a suffering party for the non-performance of an executory agreement. The (English) C.L.P. Act, 1854, however, imparted to the Common Law

Stakeholder

(1908) 2 KB 333. Upon a sale of land a sake-holder appears to hold the deposit for the party entitled thereto. He may interplead under R.S.C. Ord. LVII., and is entitled to retain the interest on the

Trial

of promise of marriage, an order is made for trial by a jury on the application of either party 'unless the Court or judge is of opinion that the trial thereof requires any prolonged examination of documents

Voluntarily given up his membership

with 'resignation' and have a wider connotation. A person may voluntarily give up his membership of a political party even though he has not tendered his resignation from the membership of that party. Even in the absence

Interrogatories

Interrogatories, written questions addressed on behalf of one party to a cause, before the trial thereof, to the other party, who is bound to answer them in

Within such period

the last day of limitation prescribed. In other wards, in all cases falling under s. 5 what the party has to show is why he did not file an appeal on the last day of limitation prescribed.

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