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This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.
The application of the above has since been modified in English law. In OBG v Allan [2008] 1 AC 1, wrongful interference, the unified theory which treated causing loss by unlawful means as an extension of the tort of inducing a breach of contract, was abandoned; inducing breach of contract and causing loss by unlawful means were two separate ...
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients ...
Warranties are less important terms whose violation does not void the contract, but might entitle one of the parties to receive monetary damages. [4] In contract law, property law and constitutional law, "term" may mean a period of time over which a lease, office, or other privilege is held, for example in "fixed-term contract".
The terms legal case management (LCM), legal management system (LMS), matter management or legal project management refer to a subset of law practice management and cover a range of approaches and technologies used by law firms and courts to leverage knowledge and methodologies for managing the life cycle of a case or matter more effectively.
Wharton's Law Lexicon defines an articled clerk as "a pupil of a solicitor, who undertakes, by articles of clerkship, continuing covenants, mutually binding, to instruct him in the principles and practice of the profession". [1] The contract is with a specific partner in the firm and not with the firm as a whole.
The application process can generally take between two to eight months, according to a number of immigration law firms. Premium processing is available for a fee, which can reduce the wait time.
Frivolous litigation is the use of legal processes with apparent disregard for the merit of one's own arguments. It includes presenting an argument with reason to know that it would certainly fail, or acting without a basic level of diligence in researching the relevant law and facts.