Understand Legal Terms
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The system of law governing the Church, enforced in special ecclesiastical courts.
The laws concerning education in schools, colleges and universities, further education and external and vocational qualifications. Education laws also cover discipline, exclusion and targets for basic educational requirements and assessment.
Issues relating to the specific problems of ageing, such as pension and social security problems and the provision of healthcare.
The legislation surrounding the electoral process, whereby those entitled by law to vote choose representatives for local, regional or national government or for the European Parliament.
Laws relating to the generation and distribution of electricity.
Dealing with legal problems that arise between employers and employees, including the terms of the contract of employment, wrongly dismissal, unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination. A contract of employment is distinguished from a contract for services, made between a customer and a self-employed person such as a plumber, a solicitor or a computer consultant.
Laws relating all forms of energy, its conservation and its effects on the environment, employment and government spending.
When someone fails to obey a court-issued judgment, they may be brought back in front of the court for the judgement to be enforced. The forms which this enforcement takes can differ depending on the case, but may involve seizing property or earnings.
There are a number of types of engineering (chemical, civil, mechanical, electrical) which apply to different areas of design and construction. All engineering work is regulated by safety standards, and issues of patents and design protection may also arise.
The body of laws pertaining to planning, contaminated land, abandoned mines, National Parks, pollution control, conservation of natural resources, and the conservation and enhancement of the natural environment.
Carrying out a person's wishes regarding how their property is to be dealt with on death. The laws of wills, trusts, insurance, property and taxes are all applicable in Estate Planning.
The property, real and personal, left by a deceased person which must be distributed under the terms of the will (if there is one) or the rules of intestacy.
The law relating to a claim by a person who has had an accident in another European country. This term can also relate to litigation undertaken in the UK on behalf of a foreign person who has had an accident in this country.
The supranational organisation of (currently) 15 Member States, including the UK, formed by the amalgamation of Euratom, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Economic Community. It now forms one part of the European Union, and is the source of much of the law applicable in the Member States.
The court responsible for ensuring that European Community law is observed. European Human Rights Handling claims under the European Convention on Human Rights, which is designed to protect basic human rights against government action.
Created by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, the EU comprises the European Community, the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Co-operation and Justice in Home Affairs.
When a state delivers a person to another state to be tried for a crime they are accused of having committed which can be tried there.
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