Barrister/Solicitor/Lawyer/Attorney at law/advocate
Bar council/bar association
Practise
Judge
court
Law firm
Partnership
Represent (client) /act for (client)
Litigation
Alternative disputes Resolution
Arbitration
Mediation/Conciliation
Advocacy/pleading a case
Right of audience
Contract
To commit a tort
Tort feasor vs. Injured Person
Tortious conduct
Negligence/carelessness
compensation
Damages
Allegations
Grounds
To breach a duty/a contract
To sue so./To start proceedings against s.o.
To serve a claim
To respond to a claim
To hear a case
Civil law/Contract law/Company law/Tort law/land law/property law/ IP law/employment
law/unjust enrichment/management of affairs without mandate/immigration law/criminal
law/maritime law/ Competition law/International trade law
Divorce
Conveyancing
Ownership
Property
Assets/Debts
Debtor/Creditor
To merge/Merger (n)
To draft a document/a contract
Valid
Unfair/wrongful dismissal
Discriminate/discrimination
Sick pay
Maternity leave
Redundancy
Insolvent/Bankrupt
Tenant
Landlord
Lease of land & building
Rent
Real Estate/Real Property
Hire of property
Hire-Purchase
Wills/Probate
Mortgage
Pledge
Expert witness
Codes
Principles
Provisions
Substantive law
Procedural law
Enforce/enforcement
Head of state
Monarch
Parliament
House of Lords/Upper house/Senate
House of Commons/Lower house
Assembly
Constitution
Appoint/Appointment
Elect/Election
Hierarchy of Courts/of laws
Regulate/Regulation
Accession
Signatory
Treaty/Convention
Trial
Claim
To start a claim/to file a claim/ to issue a claim/ to start proceeding
Claimant/plantiff
Defendant/respondent
Party
Claim form
Court fee
summons
File (n)
To Prosecute/to defend
Prosecution/defence
(Public) prosecutor
Apprehend/arrest
To be charged (with a crime)/accused
Detained in Custody
release
Suspect
accused
Offender
Offense
to offend
Convict
Presumption of innocence
Evidence
Jury
Plea
guilt
To plead (not) guilty
Public interest
Warrant of arrest
Warrant of search
warrant of detention
warrant of imprisonment
warrant of release
remand
Summary offences/Petty offences
Indictable offences/notifiable offences/felony
Indictment
Sentence/life sentence/death sentence
Examination/Cross-examination
Judgment/decision
Acquitted
probation
Prisoners Transfer
Appeal
Royal Amnesty/Pardon
Reasonably prudent person
Injunction
Bill/Government bill/Private Members Bills
Statute/act of parliament
Emergency Decree/royal ordinance
(Royal) decree
Ministerial Regulation
Municipal Ordinance/ municipal regulation
Case law/common law/judge-made law
To enact laws/to pass laws/to legislate
Court of First Instance
Court of Appeals/Appellate Court/Appeals Court
Supreme Court
District Court
Provincial Court
Juvenile and family Court
Tribunal
Moot court
Tortious liability
Vicarious liability
Occupier/possessor/owner’s liability
Employer’s liability
Parents and legal guardian’s liability
Product liability
Strict liability
Defamation
Libel
Slander
nuisance
Trespass to land
Trespass to chattels
Assault
Battery
Fault
Tortfeasor/injured person
Emotional distress
Loss of earnings
Deterrent
Remedy/Redress
proof
To be entitled to damages
To award damages
Omission
Void/Voidness
Voidable/Voidability
To avoid/Avoidance
To ratify/ratification of the contract
Parties to Contract/Contracting parties
Party in breach-Injured party
Terms and Conditions
Contract for value/onerous contract
Contract without charge/gratuitous contract
Reciprocal/ synallagmatic/bilateral/ contract
Non-reciprocal/Unilateral Contract
Written contract
oral contract
Formation of contract
Elements of Contract
Offer
Offeror
offeree
Revocation/withdrawal
Rejection/Refusal
Counter-offer
Acceptance (by silence)
Object of contract
Intention
Mistake as to an essential element/a quality of person
Fraud/Deceit
Duress
Capacity to contract
Consideration
Effect of the contract
Rescission/Discharge/Termination of contract
Breach of contract
(Contract of) Sale//Buyer-Seller
Exchange
Gift/Donation
Hire of Property/Contract of hire/
Hire-Purchase
Hire of Service
Hire of work
Carriage
Loan for use/for Consumption
Deposit
Suretyship/Mortgage/Pledge