Proceedings
61Family Proceedings Court — The Family Proceedings Court (FPC) is the name given to the Magistrates’ Court when members of the family panel sit to hear a family case. It is a court of first instance in England and Wales that deals with family matters. Cases are either heard …
62Crown Proceedings Act 1947 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown, to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities of persons other than …
63bankruptcy proceedings — General term for the various types of proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.A.) that are initiated either by an insolvent individual or business (termed a voluntary bankruptcy) or by creditors (termed an involuntary bankruptcy) seeking… …
64bankruptcy proceedings — General term for the various types of proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.A.) that are initiated either by an insolvent individual or business (termed a voluntary bankruptcy) or by creditors (termed an involuntary bankruptcy) seeking… …
65star chamber proceedings — Proceedings of any court or other government body that are held in secret and produce arbitrary results. This derogatory term takes its name from an English court, whose members were appointed by the crown, that met in the 15th to 17th centuries …
66Legal Proceedings During Commonwealth Act 1660 — The Legal Proceedings During Commonwealth Act 1660 or Act of the Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings was enacted by the English Parliament to legitimise the outcome of judicial proceedings durign the English interregnum. Backgroundwas rendered… …
67bankruptcy proceedings — ➔ proceedings * * * bankruptcy proceedings UK US noun [plural] ► LAW, FINANCE the legal process of becoming officially bankrupt (= unable to pay what you owe): »The county emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in June. »The company has been under… …
68stay of proceedings — ˌstay of proˈceedings noun stays of proceedings PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] LAW the stopping or delaying of a legal trial by a judge: • The court granted a stay of proceedings for three weeks. * * * stay of proceedings UK US noun [C,… …
69Crown proceedings — In English law, Crown proceedings are legal proceedings which involve the Crown, and this would include all government departments. Proceedings commenced by or against the Crown are governed by the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, and procedurally by… …
70Crown proceedings — actions by and against the Crown. Prior to the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (now amended by the Crown Proceedings Act 1987), special procedures had to be used against the Crown. They were difficult for the claimant. Contractual actions had to… …
