Pleading
Pleading are documents setting out claim/defence of parties involved in civil proceedings.
Polygamy
Polygamy is the act of being married to more than one person at once.
Possession Claim Online (PCOL)
Possession Claim Online is an online Service which allows claimants to start legal proceedings related to property online. Defendants can use the service to respond to a claim against them also.
Possession Order
A landlord has to get permission from the county court before a tenant can be evicted. To do this, the landlord will first need to apply to the court for a Possession Order.
Possession Proceedings
Possession Proceedings are legal proceedings by a landlord to recover land or property such as a house or flat.
Power of Arrest
Power of Arrest allows the police to arrest a person who has broken the terms of the order. Attached to some injunctions.
Power of Attorney
Where you give someone full access to make decisions and take action concerning your finances while you still have mental capacity. This is a legal document giving someone else authority to act on your behalf.
Practice Directions
Practice Directions are steps to be followed by parties to a dispute prior to legal action. The aim of the to increase co-operation between parties and therefore the chances of an early settlement.
Preamble
An explanation of a proposed law. At the beginning of each Act of Parliament there is an explanation of what the Act is intended to achieve.
Precedent
Precedent is the decision of a case which established principles of law that act as an authority for future cases of a similar nature.