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formal written law enacted by a legislative body

legal device used by the European Union to establish policies at the European level to be incorporated into the laws of the Member States

law enacted by a town, city or country government

rules issued by a government agency to carry out the intent of the law, authorised by a statute, and generally providing more detail on a subject than the statute

draft document before it is made into law

this is where a case is reviewed which has already been heard in a lower court

this is where serious criminal cases are heard by a judge and a jury in the UK

in a jurisdiction, the highest court, (UK) court which hears serious civil cases and appeals from country courts; (US) supreme court

court for person under the 18 (juvenile deliquents)

first instance court- anglosaxon common low, court whose decisions may be appealed to a higher court

court that has very limited powers, deals with small cases

fictitious court where law students argue hypothetical cases

cases involving a limited amount of money are handled (not paying a bill etc)

professional court for specific cases, body with either judicial or quasi-judicial functions

body of law formed trough judicial/ court decisions, as opposed to law formed through statutes or written legislation

legal system developed from Roman codified law, established by a state for its regulations. Area of the law concerned with non- criminal matters rights and remedies

(penal law) area of law that deals with crime, punishment or penalties

person who is sued in a civil lawsuit, against whom an action is brought. He is generally used when referring to the answering party to a civil complaint; respondent is generally used when referring to the answering party to a petition for a court order.

hypothetical person who uses good judgment or common sense in handling practical matters, such a person’s actions are the guide in determining whether an individual’s actions were reasonable

officer of the court whose duties include keeping order and assisting the judge and jurors

employee who takes records, files papers and issues processes

person who pleads cases in court

person who appeals a decision to a higher court

- person who the court considers the possess specialized knowledge or skills and who is allowed to offer an opinion as testimony in court.

person who initiates a civil lawsuit

written statement which might be used as proof in court that somebody makes after they have sworn officially to tell the truth

principals pleading by the defendant in response to a complaint

document or set of documents containing the details of a court case. solicitor gives it to barrister

- first pleading filed on behalf of a plaintiff which initiates a lawsuit, setting forth the facts on which the claim is based (civil law)

official order from a court for a person to do or stop doing something

application to a court to obtain an order, ruling, or decision

document providing notification of fact, claim or proceeding

formal written statement setting forth the cause of action or the defence in a case

document informing someone that they will be involved in a legal process and instructing them what they must do

to produce a piece of writing or a plan that you intend to change later

to produce or provide something official

to officially record (e.g. in a court of law)

- to deliver a legal document to someone (which ususally demands they go to a court of law or obey an order)

to deliver a document formally for a decision to be made by others

lower than barrister, person who completes the documents, does research and it passes the brief to barrister

he pleads cases in court, receives the brief and represents the client in court

lawyer that is not a freelancer, but works for a specific agency, but on independent position.

group of natural persons, partners in the partnership can’t change, liability of owner is full

manegament is doing the daily job, supervisory board (or exacutive and nonexecutive members)