General

Question 1

Action

Answer 1

A case which is commenced by a claimant against a defendant in the civil court.

Question 2

Ad hoc

Answer 2

For this purpose.

Question 3

Attendance note

Answer 3

An attendance note is completed to record what was discussed and decided during an interview.

Question 4

Attestation Clause

Answer 4

Immediately after the concluding words which confirms the relevant party has executed the document.

Question 5

A Barrister

Answer 5

Someone who has passed the examinations set by the bar council and they appear in court as advocates.

Question 6

Advocasey

Answer 6

Talking on someones behalf

Question 7

Bona fide

Answer 7

sincere, in good faith

Question 8

Chambers

Answer 8

Offices used by Barristers.

Question 9

Chartered Legal Executive

Answer 9

A Fellow of the Chartered institute of legal executives. They carry out the same duties as a solicitor.

Question 10

CILEx

Answer 10

Chartered institute of Legal Executives, they set the professional standards.

Question 11

Civil procedure rules

Answer 11

Rules which apply to Actions in the Civil Courts.

Question 12

Common Law

Answer 12

Laws made by judges that are adopted in different parts of the country.

Question 13

Compos Mentis

Answer 13

Mentally sound.

Question 14

Confidentiality

Answer 14

Clients details must never be passed to a third party without prior approval of the client.

Question 15

Conflict of interest

Answer 15

A solicitor is not usually able to act for both parties in a case.

Question 16

De facto

Answer 16

In fact

Question 17

Delegated Legislation

Answer 17

When Parliment passes an enabling act to organisations to enable them to make laws.

Question 18

Disclosure of documents

Answer 18

Parties to an action must disclose documents to eachother that they have relating to the action.

Question 19

Draft

Answer 19

A working document that has not yet been completed and may be altered until everyone is happy with its content.

Question 20

DX

Answer 20

Document Exchange is a private postal system used by solicitors.

Question 21

Endorsement

Answer 21

Is a Back sheet that is wrapped round a document

Question 22

Engrossment

Answer 22

A final version of a document with all final alterations agreed.

Question 23

Execution

Answer 23

When a document has been agreed, engrossed and ready to sign.

Question 24

ex officio

Answer 24

By office

Question 25

Fee earner

Answer 25

Any one who earns fees for a firm.

Question 26

Hatching plans

Answer 26

Plans which are attached to documents that have the appropriate portion of land clearly indicated.

Question 27

In absentia

Answer 27

While absent

Question 28

in situ

Answer 28

in its place

Question 29

Judicial Precedent

Answer 29

Where judges follow a rule that was set by another judge in a similar case. Not all judges can set a precedent.

Question 30

Law Reports

Answer 30

Barristers report important cases in All ER and Weekly Law Reports

Question 31

Law Society

Answer 31

A representative body for solicitors.

Question 32

Legal Funding

Answer 32

Legal aid that funds the public for legal services.

Question 33

Matter

Answer 33

Proceedings, other than actions, are known as matters. Such as matrimonial matters. Questions to be settled by the court.

Question 34

Non sequiter

Answer 34

It does not follow.

Question 35

Obiter Dicta

Answer 35

Other things said

Question 36

Per Diem

Answer 36

Daily

Question 37

Per se

Answer 37

Taken alone, in itself

Question 38

Precedent

Answer 38

Something that serves as a model or a document template

Question 39

Pro Bono

Answer 39

Done without charge

Question 40

Pro forma

Answer 40

Done as a formality

Question 41

Pro rata

Answer 41

According to the rate, in proportion

Question 42

Ratio decidendi

Answer 42

The reason for deciding

Question 43

Rights of audience

Answer 43

A right of a lawyer

Question 44

Sewing

Answer 44

Some firms like their documents to be sewn up, green for most documents and black for wills

Question 45

Solicitor

Answer 45

Deals with all aspects of Law. Has passed examinations set by the Law society.

Question 46

Solicitor Advocate

Answer 46

Qualified solicitor whos undertaken an additional advocacy qualification to allows right of audience

Question 47

Stare Decisis

Answer 47

Let the decision Stand

Question 48

Status Quo

Answer 48

How things currently are

Question 49

Statue

Answer 49

An act of Parliment (Law passed by Parliment)

Question 50

Testimonium Clause

Answer 50

The Clause of a document which starts 'in witness whereof' giving information of when it was signed and who it was witnessed by.

Question 51

Time recording

Answer 51

All fee earners time spent on their clients cases are recorded so that it can be charged to the final bill of costs.

Question 52

Ultra vires

Answer 52

Beyond the powers

Question 53

Verbatim

Answer 53

Exactly as said

Question 54

Versus

Answer 54

Against

Question 55

Vice Versa

Answer 55

The order being reversed