Case – in practice, this legal term refers to a legal action, suit or claim in a court of law, or a client’s file at the lawyer’s records. In simple words, it is a particular legal issue, examined and worked by legal practitioner. When we say “we have a case here”, it means that we have discovered a legal issue which raises bases for claiming protection of rights at the authorities or in the court of law.

The term can also be considered the arguments put forward by parties in the local court of law.