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  • Leslie V. French

    Definition of Leslie V. French (23 Ch. D. 552.) A stranger or a part owner of a policy of life insurance cannot acquire a lien on the proceeds of the policy for premiums paid by him, except (1) by contract, (2) as trustee, (3) as mortgagee, (4) by subrogation.A widow after effecting a policy […]

  • French Legal System

    French Legal System. An Overview in Europe According to Principles of French Law (see below), in France the approach to case law and doctrinal legal writing is different in administrative and constitutional law to that in civil and criminal law. French Legal Research Unlike England and […]

  • French Law Court Reports

    Law reports in France in Europe Official Report There is only one official series of French law reports, or at least it is the most important and widely used, the Bulletin des arrêts de la Cour de Cassation. – Paris: Imprimerie des Journaux Officiels, 1798-. The Bulletin forms part of the […]

  • Lawi

    Profile Lawi, the Encyclopedia of Law organisation, has set out to bring the legal resources to legal practitioners across Europe and beyond. As a dynamic, small and flexible organisation, it focuses on dialogue with the users of the service, and responds to its best ability to their needs and wishes. EU Case Law Lawi Europe…

  • Peace movement

    Peace movement in Europe In the Past A world-wide movement aiming at the abolition of war, more especially international war. While fighting has always been one of the chief occupations of mankind; while ideas of national greatness are largely associated with battles, campaigns and […]

  • The Reformation

    The Reformation was the movement in the religious life of western Europe in the 16th century which resulted in the formation of the Protestant Church. At earlier periods there had been a feeling that conditions in the leadership of Christendom needed improvement and attempts at betterment […]

  • The Reformation

    The Reformation was the movement in the religious life of western Europe in the 16th century which resulted in the formation of the Protestant Church. At earlier periods there had been a feeling that conditions in the leadership of Christendom needed improvement and attempts at betterment […]

  • Serjeanty

    Definition of Serjeanty (Norman-French, serjantie ; Latin, scrviens, a servant). Service: a form of tenure. See Grand Serjeanty,’ Petty Serjeanty Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Serjeanty in the Dictionaries, Serjeanty in our legal dictionaries, […]

  • Serjeanty

    Definition of Serjeanty (Norman-French, serjantie ; Latin, scrviens, a servant). Service: a form of tenure. See Grand Serjeanty,’ Petty Serjeanty Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Serjeanty in the Dictionaries, Serjeanty in our legal dictionaries, […]

  • Mortgage

    Definition of Mortgage (Norman -French, Mort, dead, and yaye, a pledge, from low Latin, vadium.) A mortgage originally denoted a pledge of land under which the creditor took the rents and profits for himself, so that it was dead or profitless to the debtor, as opposed to a pledge under which […]