Dominance. Some examples of abusive behaviour

Include the refusal to grant licences, geographical

Price discrimination, unjustified refusal to supply or

Predatory pricing. (US abuse of monopoly power)

Acquired company (UK) company that has been merged

Into another company and is therefore no longer in

Existence (US transferor)

Acquirer company that gains control over another

Company

Acquiring company (UK) company that has gained

Control over another company through a merger and

Remains in existence after the merger (US survivor)

Acquisition of controlling shares purchase of shares

Owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest

Actual damages see general damages

Ad hoc (Latin) for this purpose

Admit someone to the Bar (US) to grant a person

Permission (from a Bar association) to practise law

(UK call someone to the Bar)

Advocate person who pleads in court

Affidavit written statement which might be used as proof

In court that somebody makes after they have sworn

Officially to tell the truth

Alienability possibility to be transferred

Annual general meeting (AGM) yearly meeting of

Shareholders of a company where various company

Actions may be presented and voted upon

Answer principal pleading by the defendant in response

To a complaint

Anticipatory breach breach of contract committed before

Performance is due. The non-breaching party may

Regard this as an immediate breach and sue for

Damages.

Anti-competitive (UK) describes conduct that harms the

Market or limits competition among businesses (US

Restraint of trade)

Antitrust (US) body of law that regulates business

Activities and markets, especially agreements and

Practices that limit competition (UK competition law)

Apparent authority power which an agent appears to

Have, or holds himself out as having, and which a third

Party reasonably believes actually exists, though not

formally granted by its principal/employer

Appellant person who appeals a decision to a higher

Court (US) see petitioner

Appellate court (also court of appeal, appeals court)

Court which reviews judgments held by lower courts

Arbitration form of dispute resolution (an alternative to

Litigation through the court system) in which disputes

Are heard and decided by an impartial arbitrator or

Arbitrators, chosen by the parties to the dispute

Articles of association (UK)document that defines a

company's internal organisation (US bylaws)

Asset any property that is owned and has value

Asset protection method of minimising the risk of loss

of one's property from business and personal

Liabilities

Assign to transfer (rights) to another

Assignee person who receives an assignment

Assignment of contract transfer of a contract to another

Person

Assignment of rights transfer of rights to another person

Such that the person to whom the rights have been

Transferred receives full benefits under the contract

assignor person who transfers his/her rights or duties to

Another

Associate junior lawyer in a law firm

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 889