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admiralty court

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Part of the High Court. An admiralty claim is a claim for the arrest of a ship at sea to satisfy a debt.

admission (including part admissions)

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A party involved in a claim may admit the truth of all or part of the other party’s case, at any stage during proceedings. For example, a defendant may agree that he or she owes some money, but less ...

adoption

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An act by which the rights and duties of the natural parents of a child are extinguished and equivalent rights and duties become vested in the adopter or adopters, to whom the child then stands in ...

adultery

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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not the spouse, while the marriage is still valid. This is a common fact relied on for divorce

allocation

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The process by which a judge assigns a defended civil case, to one of three case management tracks, the small claims track, the fast track or the multi-track

allocation questionnaire

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A case (claim) is allocated to a case management track, when an allocation questionnaire has been returned completed by the people involved (parties) in the case. Reponses to the questionnaire ...

alternative dispute resolution

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These are schemes such as arbitration and mediation which are designed to allow parties to find a resolution to their problem, without legal action. A party’s refusal to consider ADR could lead to ...