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Civil procedure 445 Similarly, the claimant might make a written offer, stating the sum of money which he or she would take in o ...

446 Chapter 17The resolution of business disputes both sides. We have also seen that these costs can be very substantial. In man ...

Civil procedure 447 going to court. It is also the case that in large commercial disputes the arbitrators are often High Court j ...

448 Chapter 17The resolution of business disputes settlement of any dispute. Disadvantages are that the Codes of Practice are no ...

Civil procedure 449 The Civil Mediation Council has set up a National Mediation Helpline to give civil court users advice and in ...

450 Chapter 17The resolution of business disputes might make recommendations to improve matters generally within the area concer ...

Task 17 451 (b) Explain how the dispute might be settled by mediation or conciliation. (c) If the dispute eventually did lead to ...

Adversarial system of trialA system under which the parties to a trial are adversaries. They try to prove their case, and the fa ...

Glossary 453 ArbitrationA method of settling civil disputes whereby the parties agree that an arbitrator should hear the case an ...

454 Glossary intermediary who has continuing authority to negotiate the sale or purchase of goods on behalf of another person (t ...

Glossary 455 Court of Human RightsA court in Strasbourg which hears cases involving breach of the European Convention on Human R ...

456 Glossary ECThe European Community. Now known as the EU or European Union. Economic lossA loss which is not connected to inju ...

Glossary 457 Fixed-term contractA contract which is agreed at the outset to be in existence for a fixed time, rather than being ...

458 Glossary InnuendoIn defamation, a meaning which would be known only to those with special knowledge. Inquisitorial system of ...

Glossary 459 LoanMoney lent, usually in return for the payment of interest. Lord Justice of AppealA judge who sits in the Court ...

460 Glossary OfferA proposal of a set of terms by which the offeror is willing to be contractually bound. OffereeA person to who ...

Glossary 461 be a nuisance. The right is acquired by continuously doing the act which causes the nuisance for 20 years. Presumpt ...

462 Glossary RegulationA form of directly applicable EU secondary legislation. RegulationsA form of UK delegated legislation. Re ...

Glossary 463 Specific performanceA court order, rarely granted, ordering a party to perform his contractual obligations. Standar ...

TrifleA matter so trivial that it can be ignored. TrustAn equitable obligation under which a trustee holds ownership of property ...