Employment contract based on a prejudice or bias

Dividend distribution of company profits to its

Shareholders

Draft to produce a piece of writing or a plan that you

Intend to change later

Drawee person in a bill of exchange who conducts

Payment or is directed to make payment; often a bank

Drawer person in a bill of exchange who pays the sum of

Money

Duress unlawful threat or coercion used to force

Someone to enter into a contract

Duty obligation owed or due to another by law

Duty of care obligation of a person to act with

Reasonable caution or prudence, the violation of which

Results in liability at law

Easement right enjoyed by a person other than the

Owner of a piece of land to use or control that land, or

A part of that land. No property rights are conferred

Upon the person using the land of another. An

Example of an easement is crossing a part of

another's land in order to access a public road.

Economic efficiency economics term that refers to the

Optimal production and consumption of goods and

Services

Employment tribunal judicial body that resolves disputes

Between employers and employees

Endorsement (UK) writing, including signature, on the

Back of a document which allows for the transfer of

The instrument (US indorsement)

Enforceable capable of being made effective. In the case

Of an agreement, it is one in which one party can

Legally compel the performance of the other party.

Enforceable right interest the law gives effect or force to

Entry of appearance written notice of appearance during

a hearing which provides the respondent's full name

And contact details, as well as a statement of

Opposition to the claim, including the grounds upon

Which it is opposed

Escheat reversion of land to the state if the land owner

Dies without a will or without any heirs

Essential term provision required for a contract to exist

Et alii (et al.) (Latin) and others

Et cetera (etc.) (Latin) and other things of the same kind

Exclusive possession sole use and benefit of a property

Exclusive right sole power or privilege under the law

execution lien lien created when a debtor's assets are

Seized for the purposes of enforcing a judgment

Exempli gratia (e.g.) (Latin) for example

Exemplary damages see punitive damages

Expectation damages (also benefit of the bargain

Damages) compensation for the loss of benefits that a

Person would have received had the contract been

Performed

Expert witness person who the court considers to

Possess specialised knowledge or skill and who is

Allowed to offer an opinion as testimony in court

Express contract contract whose terms have been

Specifically outlined, either in writing or orally

Express warranty guarantee that is created by the seller,

Whether oral or written

Extraordinary general meeting (EGM) (UK) any meeting of

The shareholders of a company other than the annual

General meeting which is called to discuss certain

Special issues of a company (US special meetinffJ

Fair dealing (UK) see right of fair use; (US) duty of full

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