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Joint, or several liability is when two or more (several) people are responsible for paying back a debt. As well as being responsible as a pair or a group, they are also individually responsible for repaying the debt.
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A joint lives policy is a life assurance policy on more than one persons life, and the policy will pay on the first death.
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Joint tenancy is a type of ownership where two or more people equally share ownership of a property. Upon the death of any owner, the survivors take the decedent's interest in the property, known as right of survivorship.
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A joint will is a single will in which two or more people make to cover all their estates. Probate has to be obtained on each death.
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Joyriding is taking a vehicle that is not your own without permission and use (ride) it soley for pleasure. Joyriding is not considered to be as theft as in most cases it cannot be proven that the vehicle was taken to permantly deprive its owner.
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An officer appointed to administer the law and who has authority to hear and try cases in a Court of law
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A Judge Advocate is a Judge who sits in the Court Martial. They are always legally qualified civilians. All Judge Advocates are appointed by the Lord Chancellor like other District and Circuit Judges, and the Judge Advocate General specifies which...
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The Judge Advocate General is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor. They are a Law Officer of the Crown and an independent member of the judiciary and is always a civilian, although they may have served...
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This is a government department which appoints barristers to advise army and air force courts.
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From 1661 the office of Judge Advocate of the Fleet (JAF) existed to supervise the Royal Navy Courts-martial system, separately from the Judge Advocate General (JAG). The two historic offices were amalgamated by the Armed Forces Act 2006, with the...
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A Judge in Chambers describes a hearing in front of a judge which is not held in court.
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Final decision of a Court A monetary judgment requires the payment of a sum of money by one party to another
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A judgement creditor is the person who is owed money and has been to court to obtain a judgement for the money owed.
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A judgement debtor is the person who owes the money the court judgment states is owed.
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A judgement in default is where somebody gets a judgment against them for failing to do something, for example if a civil case has gone to court and the defendant fails to show up, the claimant may ask the court to issue a judgement in default to...
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A judgement or order can be set aside, or made void, at the request of a party to the case in specific circumstances, for instance if they were too ill to attend court on the day of the judgment.
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A judgement summons is a summons to appear in court to divulge income and assetts under oath because a judgement debtor has failed to pay the judgement debt.
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The term Judicial relates to the administration of justice, or the function of the judge, i.e the Judicial System.
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In civil cases Judges have the power to decide how best to manage the case based on the individual facts. The judge has very wide case management powers under rule 3 of the civil procedure rules to decide on the evidence produce how best to manage...
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Judicial Immunity is a form of legal immunity which protects judges and others employed by the judiciary from any claims brought against them for official conduct in office.
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Judicial precedent is where lower courts have to follow the decisions of higher courts.
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A Judicial review is where the High Court can review decisions of lower courts, public bodies and other bodies to ensure that the decision making process has been legal.
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A Judicial Separation is a court order stating that a married couple should live apart.
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A Judiciary is a judge or other officer empowered to act as a judge.
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A junior barrister is a barrister who has not yet attained the rank of Queen's Counsel.
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A statement contained at the conclusion of an affidavit which states the name of the person giving the evidence, the name of the person before whom and the place where the oath or affirmation was taken
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The area and matters over which a Court has legal authority
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A Jury in Engalnd & Wales consists of a group of 12 citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented to them in a court of law.
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In Scotland, a Jury is made up of 15 members of the public who decide guilt or innocence in criminal cases at a Sheriff’s Court or the High Court of Judiciary. They come to a verdict.
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Jury Service is the term used to describe the duty carried out by a juror. Most people between 18 & 70 are eligle to be selected for Jury Service.
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Jury Tampering is when someone attempts to influence a jury through other means than the evidence presented in court, for example bribes, conversations about a case taking place outside the courtroom or making threats.
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Jus is the Latin term for 'A right that is recognised in law'.
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Jus Naturale is the Latin term for 'Natural Justice'.
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Winding Up on Just & Equitable grounds may be ordered because fairness cannot be achieved for all members of a company.
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A lay magistrate - person appointed to administer judicial business in a Magistrates Court . Also sits in the Crown Court with a judge or recorder to hear appeals and committals for sentence
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Justification can be a defence in a prosecution for a criminal offense. When an act is justified, a person is not criminally liable even though his act would otherwise constitute an offence, for example, if someone acted in self defence.
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Justifying bail is where the person standing surety for the bail can demonstrate to the court that they have the sufficient assetts to cover it.
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A juvenile is an adolescent who may display a lack of maturity, and in law is referred to as a minor.
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